South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4173

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. R. Williams and Gilliard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\16017vr21.docx

Introduced in the House on April 7, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Clean Indoor Air Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/7/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 65)
    4/7/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 65)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/7/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-95-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDOOR PLACES WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, SO AS TO ADD MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 44-95-20(7) and (8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(7)    motor vehicles owned or leased by state or local government or by school districts;

    (8)    arenas and auditoriums of public theaters or public performing art centers. However, smoking areas may be designated in foyers, lobbies, or other common areas, and smoking is permitted as part of a legitimate theatrical performance; and

    (8)(9)    buildings, or portions of buildings, and the outside areas immediately contiguous to these buildings owned, leased, operated, or maintained by a public institution of higher learning, as defined in Section 59-103-5, that the governing board of the institution has designated as nonsmoking."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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