State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
B16-293-(workplaces, restaurants & bars)-Department of Health Functions Clarification Amendment Act of 2005-Passed Final Reading-Effective 4/3/06
This bill makes all workplaces smokefree, and allows smoking in bar areas of restaurants and bars until January 1, 2007. The bill does allow for establishments in existence before January 1, 2007 to seek a waiver if the law will create undue financial hardship. If such an establishment is a restaurant, it may permit smoking in only 25% of the area.
Preemptive Action
n/a
Anti-Preemptive Clause
n/a
EXEMPTIONS: Tobacco retail stores, cigar bars, outdoor areas of restaurants/bars, hotel/motel rooms, medical research facilities, theatrical productions, private homes. The bill allows for establishments in existence before January 1, 2007 to seek a waiver if the law will create undue financial hardship.
