South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4508

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Skelton and Cotty
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11954ac08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 17, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Smoking

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/17/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   1/17/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
   1/22/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/17/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-95-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC AREAS WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, SO AS TO ALSO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ANY PUBLIC OUTDOOR GATED ATHLETIC EVENT AND WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE FEET OUTSIDE OF SUCH EVENT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 44-95-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an undesignated paragraph at the end:

"It is also unlawful for a person to smoke or possess lighted smoking material in any form in a public outdoor gated athletic event or within twenty-five feet of any entrance to such an event. For purposes of this section, 'gated athletic event' means an athletic event at which there are limited and specifically designated points of entry into the event."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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