Key Votes
HB 2 - Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban - Key Vote
North Carolina Key Votes
Bev Perdue signed this legislation.
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Stages
- May 19, 2009 Executive Signed
- May 13, 2009 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 11, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- April 2, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 29, 2009 Introduced
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Note
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 19, 2009
Title: Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (62-56) - May 13, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (30-18) - May 11, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits smoking in certain public places and places of employment. This includes State government buildings and vehicles as well as in restaurants and bars, with some exceptions. Enables local governments to restrict smoking in public places.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (72-45) - April 2, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits smoking in enclosed public places and places of employment, and specifies places that are exempt from the smoking ban.
- - Private residences;
- Private vehicles;
- Tobacco shops, provided that the sale of tobacco and tobacco related products constitute 75 percent of the establishment's total annual revenue, and food or alcohol is not served on the premises;
- Premises, facilities, and vehicles owned, operated, or leased by a tobacco products processor or manufacturer, or any tobacco leaf grower, processor, or dealer;
- Designated smoking guest rooms at a lodging establishment, provided that no more than 20 percent of the guest rooms at the establishment are designated smoking guest rooms;
- Cigar bars, provided that the establishment has a permit to sell alcoholic beverages, the sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes at least 60 percent of its quarterly gross revenue, the sale of cigars constitutes at least 25 percent of its quarterly gross revenue, a humidor is located on the premises, and minors are prohibited from entering the premises;
- Public places or places of employment in which individuals under the age of 18 a prohibited from entering the premises; and
- Private clubs.
- - First violation: written notice of the violation and notification of action to be taken in the event subsequent violations;
- Second violation: written notice of the violation and notification of action to be taken in the event subsequent violations; and
- Subsequent violations: $200 fine.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 29, 2009
Title: Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Sponsors
- Jeffrey L. 'Jeff' Barnhart (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rick Glazier (NC - D)
- Lindsey Hugh Holliman (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Alma S. Adams (NC - D)
- Martha Bedell Alexander (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alice L. Bordsen (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Pearl Burris-Floyd (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Becky Carney (NC - D)
- Patricia Ann 'Tricia' Cotham (NC - D)
- Margaret Highsmith Dickson (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bob F. 'Bobby' England (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Susan C. Fisher (NC - D)
- D. Bruce Goforth (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Melanie Wade Goodwin (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Larry D. Hall (NC - D)
- Ty Harrell (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Price 'Pricey' Harrison (NC - D)
- Patricia B. 'Pat' Hurley (NC - R)
- Verla Clemens Insko (NC - D)
- Paul Luebke (NC - D)
- Nick Mackey (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Grier Martin (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Wilhelm 'Wil' Neumann IV (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Garland E. Pierce (NC - D)
- Deborah K. Ross (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Cullie Max Tarleton (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alice Graham Underhill (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael H. Wray (NC - D)
- Douglas Yates Yongue (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
