HB 2038 - DIGEST

Enacts a complete statewide smoking ban in public places including restaurants, bars, taverns, bowling alleys, and skating rinks.

Provides that a person who violates RCW 70.160.050 is guilty of an infraction punishable by: (1) A warning to the owner or person in charge for the first violation that occurs within a calendar year;

(2) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation that occurs within a calendar year; and

(3) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional violation that occurs within a calendar year.

Repeals RCW 70.160.040 and 70.160.060.