South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 3180


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3180
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               20
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        County councils, prohibit smoking
                                in government buildings
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Agriculture, Natural Resources, and
                                Environmental Affairs
Date Tabled:                    Feb 12, 1991
Computer Document Number:       BR1/1066.DW
Introduced Date:                Jan 09, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Feb 12, 1991
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3180  House   Feb 12, 1991  Tabled in Committee             20
 3180  House   Jan 09, 1991  Introduced and read first       20
                             time, referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 503 OF 1990, RELATING TO THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT OF 1990, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE TO ADOPT POLICIES WHICH WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS UNDER ITS CONTROL MUST BE SMOKE FREE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2(3) of Act 503 of 1990 is amended to read:

"(3) Government buildings (except health care facilities as provided for herein), except that smoking shall be is 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 must be determined by the office of government having control over that area of the buildings. `Government buildings' shall mean means buildings or portions thereof of buildings which are leased or operated under the control of the State or any of its political subdivisions, except those buildings or portions thereof of buildings which are leased to other organizations or corporations. No section of this act may prohibit or preclude the governing body of a political subdivision of this State from adopting policies which would provide that governmental buildings under its control must be smoke free."

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

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