2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 78

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegate Cardin
Entitled:
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Elimination and Waiver Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from smoking tobacco products except under specified circumstances; authorizing smoking in bars and restaurants if the owner has an environmental tobacco smoke waiver; providing that a separate waiver is required for each bar or restaurant, that a waiver is not transferable, and that a waiver is effective for 1 year; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to determine the number of waivers for sale in each county in collaboration with appropriate county governments and to conduct specified auctions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
1/22
First Reading Economic Matters
2/21
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Alcoholic Beverages Licenses
Art, Music and Cultural Affairs -see also- Museums; Theaters
Auctions
Charles County
Cigarettes -see also- Smoking
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Traders; etc
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Discrimination
Fire Protection
Frederick County
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hotels and Motels
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws.
Mass Transit -see also- Buses; Railroads
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Occcupational Safety
Penalties
Public Buildings and Facilities -see also- Stadiums; St Hse.
Reports
Rescue Squads -see also- Ambulances; Emergency Medical Serv.
Restaurants
Restitution
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations
Signs and Billboards
Smoking -see also- Cigarettes
St. Mary's County
Theaters
Tobacco
Washington County
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 2-105 , 2-105 )
Article - 25 County Commissioners
( 3 , 236B )
Health - General
( 24-205 , 24-501 , 24-501 , 24-502 , 24-502 , 24-503 , 24-503 , 24-504 , 24-504 , 24-505 , 24-505 , 24-506 , 24-507 , 24-508 , 24-509 , 24-510 )
Labor and Employment
( 2-106 , 2-106 , 5-101 , 5-314 , 5-314 , 5-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered