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S.B. 19

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AMENDMENTS TO INDOOR CLEAN AIR ACT

             2     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

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House Sponsor: Bradley G. Last

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Indoor Clean Air Act to extend smoking prohibitions to taverns,
             10      private clubs, buildings owned or operated by social and fraternal organizations, and
             11      certain nonpublic workplaces.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    expands the definition of "public place of access" in which smoking is prohibited to
             15      include:
             16              .    taverns;
             17              .    private clubs;
             18              .    buildings owned or operated by social or fraternal organizations; and
             19              .    certain workplaces;
             20          .    removes the exceptions from the Indoor Clean Air Act for taverns, private clubs,
             21      buildings owned or operated by social or fraternal organizations, and certain
             22      workplaces without public access;
             23          .    repeals the "grandfathering provisions" for private clubs and public places that are
             24      adjoined; and
             25          .    repeals the provision that permits smoking in certain nonpublic workplaces.
             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None


             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          None
             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          26-38-2, as last amended by Chapter 196, Laws of Utah 1997
             33          26-38-3, as enacted by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 1994
             34      REPEALS:
             35          26-38-4, as enacted by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 1994
             36          26-38-5, as enacted by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 1994
             37     
             38      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             39          Section 1. Section 26-38-2 is amended to read:
             40           26-38-2. Definitions.
             41          As used in this chapter:
             42          (1) "Place of public access" means any enclosed indoor place of business, commerce,
             43      banking, financial service, or other service-related activity, whether publicly or privately owned
             44      and whether operated for profit or not, to which persons not employed at the place of public
             45      access have general and regular access or which the public uses, including:
             46          (a) buildings, offices, shops, elevators, or restrooms;
             47          (b) means of transportation or common carrier waiting rooms;
             48          (c) restaurants, cafes, or cafeterias;
             49          (d) taverns as defined in Section 32A-1-105, or cabarets;
             50          (e) shopping malls, retail stores, grocery stores, or arcades;
             51          (f) libraries, theaters, concert halls, museums, art galleries, planetariums, historical
             52      sites, auditoriums, or arenas;
             53          (g) barber shops, hair salons, or laundromats;
             54          (h) sports or fitness facilities;
             55          (i) common areas of nursing homes, hospitals, resorts, hotels, motels, "bed and
             56      breakfast" lodging facilities, and other similar lodging facilities, including the lobbies,
             57      hallways, elevators, restaurants, cafeterias, other designated dining areas, and restrooms of any
             58      of these;


             59          (j) any child care facility subject to licensure under this title, including those operated
             60      in private homes, when any child cared for under that license is present;
             61          (k) public or private elementary or secondary school buildings and educational
             62      facilities or the property on which those facilities are located, but adults may smoke in
             63      designated smoking areas in private schools or educational facilities or on the grounds of
             64      private schools or facilities during nonschool hours; [and]
             65          (l) any building owned, rented, leased, or otherwise operated by a social, fraternal, or
             66      religious organization when used solely by the organization members or their guests or
             67      families;
             68          (m) any facility rented or leased for private functions from which the general public is
             69      excluded and arrangements for the function are under the control of the function sponsor;
             70          (n) any workplace that is not a place of public access or a publicly owned building or
             71      office but has one or more employees who are not owner-operators of the business;
             72          [(l)] (o) any area where the proprietor or manager of the area has posted a conspicuous
             73      sign stating "no smoking", "thank you for not smoking", or similar statement[.]; and
             74          [(2) "Private club" means a] (p) any private club licensed under Title 32A, Chapter 5,
             75      Private Club Liquor Licenses.
             76          [(3)] (2) "Publicly owned building or office" means any enclosed indoor place or
             77      portion of a place owned, leased, or rented by any state, county, or municipal government, or
             78      by any agency supported by appropriation of, or by contracts or grants from, funds derived
             79      from the collection of federal, state, county, or municipal taxes.
             80          [(4)] (3) "Smoking" means the possession of any lighted tobacco product in any form.
             81          Section 2. Section 26-38-3 is amended to read:
             82           26-38-3. Restriction on smoking in public places and in specified places --
             83      Exceptions.
             84          (1) [Smoking] Except as provided in Subsection (2), smoking is prohibited in all
             85      enclosed indoor places of public access and publicly owned buildings and offices[, except
             86      under Subsection (2)].
             87          (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             88          [(a) (i) any building owned, rented, leased, or otherwise operated by a social, fraternal,
             89      or religious organization when used solely by the organization members or their guests or


             90      families; or]
             91          [(ii) any facility rented or leased for private functions from which the general public is
             92      excluded and arrangements for the function are under the control of the function sponsor;]
             93          [(b) workplace smoking areas as provided in Section 26-38-5 ;]
             94          [(c)] (a) areas not commonly open to the public of owner-operated businesses having
             95      no employees other than the owner-operator;
             96          [(d)] (b) guest rooms in hotels, motels, "bed and breakfast" lodging facilities, and other
             97      similar lodging facilities, but smoking is prohibited under Subsection (1) in the common areas
             98      of these facilities, including dining areas and lobby areas; and
             99          [(e) taverns, as defined in Section 32A-1-105 ;]
             100          [(f) private clubs; and]
             101          [(g)] (c) separate enclosed smoking areas:
             102          (i) located in the passenger terminals of an international airport located in the city of
             103      the first class;
             104          (ii) vented directly to the outdoors; and
             105          (iii) certified, by a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning engineer licensed by the
             106      state, to prevent the drift of any smoke to any nonsmoking area of the terminal.
             107          Section 3. Repealer.
             108          This bill repeals:
             109          Section 26-38-4, Adjoining private clubs and public places -- Grandfather
             110      provisions.
             111          Section 26-38-5, Nonpublic workplaces -- Smoking restrictions.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 9-27-05 1:49 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-21-05 6:59 AM



The Health and Human Services Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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