Key Votes
LD 67 - Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches - Key Vote
Maine Key Votes
Stages
- May 1, 2009 Executive Signed
- April 16, 2009 House Bill Passed
- April 8, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 7, 2009 Introduced
Family
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS BILL CONTAINS AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE, MEANING THE BILL WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON APPROVAL (GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE OR VETO OVERRIDE), RATHER THAN THE MANDATORY 90 DAY PERIOD REQUIRED OF BILLS WITHOUT AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE, WHICH REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS IN EACH CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR PASSAGE.
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 1, 2009
Title: Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches
Signed by Governor John Baldacci
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - April 16, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (26-9) - April 8, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits smoking within 20 feet of a beach, playground, snack bar, group picnic shelter, business facility, enclosed area, public place, or restroom located in a state park or state historic site.
Highlights:
-Requires the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to post signs and undertake public education initiatives regarding smoking prohibitions in state parks and state historic sites (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 7, 2009
Title: Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches
Sponsors
- John M. Nutting VII (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert S. Duchesne (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Seth A. Goodall (ME - D)
- Dawn Hill (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Hinck (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Leila Jane Percy (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sharon Anglin Treat (ME - D)
- Pamela Jabar Trinward (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
