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                          HOUSE BILL 2983

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Edwards, O'Brien, Schual‑Berke, Kastama, Kagi, Cody, Ruderman, Edmonds, Lovick, Stensen, Wolfe, Rockefeller and Keiser

Read first time 01/25/2000.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Prohibiting the sale of tobacco in publicly owned buildings or vessels.

    AN ACT Relating to health and safety; and adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW.

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.

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