SB 149 Virginia Senate · 2018 Regular Session

Outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; nonsmoking areas, penalty.

Summary
Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to designate reasonable no-smoking areas within an outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by the locality. The bill requires such ordinance to (i) require adequate signage designating such areas, (ii) provide that a violation of such ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25 to be paid into the treasury of the locality where the offense occurred and expended solely for public health purposes, and (ii) provide that any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a violation of the ordinance. The provisions of this act shall not become effective unless reenacted by the 2019 Session of the General Assembly.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2017 Last action Mar 10, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 17-N)
legislature
Mar 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
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Mar 8, 2018
Legislature · Passed
House requested conference committee
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Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N 1-A)
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Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB149H1
legislature
Mar 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18107960D-H1
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Mar 6, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
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Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Jan 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
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Jan 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Dec 28, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101569D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
VA
21