Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3152 Primary Sponsor:Hayes Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Smoking in county, city building Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Date Tabled:Feb 12, 1991 Computer Document Number:3152 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Feb 12, 1991 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hayes Waites Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3152 House Feb 12, 1991 Tabled in Committee 20 3152 House Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 20 time, referred to Committee 3152 House Dec 27, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 20 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND ACT 503 OF 1990, RELATING TO THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, BY ORDINANCE, TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN SPECIFIED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INDOOR AREAS OF ITS GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS WHERE SMOKING IS OTHERWISE PERMITTED UNDER THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Act 503 of 1990 is amended by adding Section 4A:
"Section 4A. The governing body of any county or municipality, by ordinance, may prohibit smoking in specified public or private indoor areas of its governmental buildings where smoking is otherwise permitted under this act. In this event, the provisions of the local ordinance, rather than the provisions of this act, shall control. Any such local ordinances in effect on the effective date of this section are considered to have full force and effect."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.