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                          HOUSE BILL 1665

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Romero and Wolfe

Read first time 02/02/1999.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Restricting tobacco use and distribution.

    AN ACT Relating to health and safety; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.160 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.54 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, tobacco products may not be sold or distributed in those portions of buildings or vessels that are publicly owned or leased.

    (2) A violation of this section is grounds for the termination or nonrenewal of a contract for occupancy or rental of any area of any publicly owned or leased building or vessel.

    (3) This section does not apply to correctional institutions.  However, the secretary of corrections or a local correctional institution authority may prohibit sales and distributions of tobacco products if the prohibition applies equally to employees and inmates.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 70.160 RCW to read as follows:

    This chapter does not preempt local regulation of indoor smoking that is as restrictive or more restrictive than this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  Section 2 of this act takes effect January 1, 2000.

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