S*0435(Rat #0294, Act #0289)  General Bill, By Jackson, Cork, Courson, Ford, 
Matthews, Thomas and Washington
 A Bill to amend Section 44-95-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the prohibition of smoking in public indoor areas except where a
 smoking area is designated, so as to include in the prohibition licensed child
 day care facilities.-amended title

   02/17/93  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   02/17/93  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-6
   04/22/93  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical Affairs SJ-7
   04/27/93  Senate Amended SJ-65
   04/27/93  Senate Read second time SJ-65
   04/28/93  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
   04/29/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   04/29/93  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
   02/09/94  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
   02/10/94  House  Read second time HJ-518
   02/10/94  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-519
   02/11/94  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-3
   02/24/94         Ratified R 294
   03/01/94         Signed By Governor
   03/01/94         Effective date 03/01/94
   03/14/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-95-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN PUBLIC INDOOR AREAS EXCEPT WHERE A SMOKING AREA IS DESIGNATED, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE PROHIBITION LICENSED CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES.

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

Smoking prohibited in child day care facilities

SECTION 1. Section 44-95-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-95-20. It is unlawful for any person to smoke, or possess lighted smoking material in any form, in the following public indoor areas except where a smoking area is designated as provided for herein:

(1) public schools, including preschools, except in enclosed private offices and teacher lounges;

(2) child day care facilities, as defined in Section 20-7-2700, which are licensed pursuant to Subarticle 11, Article 13, Chapter 7, Title 20;

(3) health care facilities as defined in Section 44-7-130 of the 1976 Code, except where smoking areas are designated in employee break areas. No section of this chapter shall prohibit or preclude a health care facility from being smoke free;

(4) government buildings (except health care facilities as provided for herein), except that smoking shall be allowed in enclosed private offices and designated areas of employee break areas; provided that smoking policies in the State Capitol and legislative office buildings shall be determined by the office of government having control over that area of the buildings. `Government buildings' shall mean buildings or portions thereof which are leased or operated under the control of the State or any of its political subdivisions, except those buildings or portions thereof which are leased to other organizations or corporations;

(5) elevators;

(6) public transportation vehicles, except for taxicabs; and

(7) arenas and auditoriums of public theatres or public performing art centers; except that smoking areas may be designated in foyers, lobbies, or other common areas; and smoking is permitted as part of a legitimate theatrical performance."

Time effective

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

Approved the 1st day of March, 1994.