State Status
Any Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB572 - (workplaces, restaurants and bars; preemption repeal) - A bill relating to the Virginia Smoke Free Air Act - Defeated in House General Laws subcommittee on ABC and Gaming
This bill makes all workplaces and public places smokefree, including restaurants and bars. This bill also includes an explicit anti-preemption clause that will restore local control in Virginia.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
YES
EXEMPTIONS: Smoking is allowed in private residences except when used as a licensed child/adult/health care facility; private clubs when not open to the public, 20% hotel/motel rooms, specialty tobacco stores; tobacco manufacturers; and private and semiprivate rooms in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
