State Status
Any Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB500 - (workplaces, restaurants and bars) - 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 is not preemptive but it also does not contain an explicit anti-preemption clause.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
No
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, hotel/motel rooms, specialty tobacco stores; tobacco manufacturers; and private and semiprivate rooms in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
