Key Votes
HB 283 - Indoor Smoking Ban - Key Vote
New Mexico Key Votes
Lynda Lovejoy voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Lynda Lovejoy made in this general time period.
Stages
- March 13, 2007 Executive Signed
- March 9, 2007 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 8, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 15, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 15, 2007 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 13, 2007
Title: Indoor Smoking Ban
Signed by Governor Bill Richardson
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) - March 9, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (27-9) - March 8, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Indoor Smoking Ban
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a bill that would prohibit smoking in most indoor public places and workplaces.
Highlights:
- Prohibits smoking in any indoor workplace, indoor public place, and in all forms of public transportation that is not specifically exempt, as listed further in the section (Sec. 4)
- Prohibits smoking near entrances, windows, or ventilation systems of workplaces and public places (Sec. 6)
- Grants enforcement to local fire, police, or sheriffs departments (Sec. 9)
- Establishes that violators of the act will be subject to fines of up to $500 per violation (Sec. 11)
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (64-0) - Feb. 15, 2007
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 15, 2007
Title: Indoor Smoking Ban
Sponsors
- Al Park (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
