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
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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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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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.