HB 1558 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
21Mar2006… 0768h
2006 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 1558
AN ACT relative to regulation of smoking by cities and towns.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilliod, Belk 5; Rep. Stohl, Coos 1; Rep. Emerson, Ches 7
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill clarifies the purpose of the indoor smoking act relating to regulation of smoking by cities and towns.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21Mar2006… 0768h
06-2877
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to regulation of smoking by cities and towns.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Purpose; Regulation of Smoking by Cities and Towns. Amend RSA 155:64 to read as follows:
155:64 Purpose.
I. The purpose of this subdivision is to protect the health of the public by regulating smoking in enclosed workplaces and enclosed places accessible to the public, regardless of whether publicly or privately owned, and in enclosed publicly owned buildings and offices. This subdivision also regulates smoking in public housing facilities, health care facilities, public primary and secondary educational facilities, and in public conveyances operating within the state. This subdivision shall not be construed as addressing airborne contaminants including toxic, chemical, or biological substances that may be present in indoor air other than tobacco smoke.
II. In addition to paragraph I, the purpose of this subdivision is to create minimum standards for the regulation of smoking. It is not the purpose of this subdivision to preempt cities and towns from exercising local control over the issue of smoking. Cities and towns may adopt regulations setting forth stricter standards than set forth in this subdivision.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.