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STATE RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/28/87 DELAWARE DELAWARE $130 FLOOR - SECOND HOUSE TAXATION O.T.P TAX REDUCTION SPONSOR COMMITTEE : SENATE REVENUE & FINANCE Would repeal 15-percent tax on tobacco products other than cigarettes. 0 5/13/87 Senate Revenue & Finance Committee reported bill to floor. 0 5/26/87 Senate passed bill by vote of 18-2; bill goes to House. ROLL CALL AVAILABLE: 0 PROCESSED: 05129/1987 07:25 TI19810180

LOCAL RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/28/87 ILLINOIS DUPAGE CO. ILLINOIS PENDING IL87-I 88 SMOKING RESTRICTIONS WORKPLACE - GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY-OWNED BUILDINGS SPONSOR : COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE : Would restrict smoking in county owned and/or leased buildings. 05106187 County Council held meeting; no action taken on ordinance. 05/13/87 Meeting held; no action taken. 05/27/87 Sub-commlttee recommended bill be amended to allow smoking at an individuals work station after normal working hours. Proposal will be rewritten and sent to all department heads and elected officials. PROCESSED: 0512911987 07:28 T!19810181

STATE RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/28/87 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA $808 COMMITTEE - FIRST HOUSE MINORS RAISE PURCHASE AGE SPONSOR : THOMAS COMMITTEE : SENATE CHILDREN & YOUTH Would raise legal age for sale of tobacco products from 17 to 18 years. 05/08/87 Introduced and referred to Senate Committee on Children and Youth. 05121187 Bill passed Senate floor on second reading; third reading objection was brought up and bill was carried over. 05126187 Bill was referred to Senate Finance Committee. ROLL CALL AVAILABLE: O PROCESSED: 0512911987 O7:26 TI19810182

STATE RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/28/87 OHIO OHIO H171 COMMITTEE - SECOND HOUSE TAXATION CIGARETTE EXCISE INCREASE O.T.P. TAX INCREASE SPONSOR : HINIG, FOR GOVERNOR CELESTE COMMITTEE : HOUSE FINANCE COMPANION : As amended, budget bill includes provision to increase cigarette tax by 4 cents (14 to 18 Qents) per pack, and to impose new 25-percent tax on other tobacco products. As introduced, cigarette tax hike was 5 cents, and bill did not include OTP tax. 02102187 Governor's budget proposal includes cigarette tax Increase. 0 2/05 / 87 Bill introduced and referred to House Finance Committee. 0 3/24/87 Revenue provisions of H 231 were amended into H 171, with some changes: proposed cigarette tax hike is 4 cents (not 5) and would impose new 25-percent tax on OTP. 04/08/87 House passed bill, sending it to Senate committee. 0 4122/87 Senate Finance Committee held hearing for opposition testimony. Chairman said further consideration would be taken up after 5/21. Deadline for action on budget measure is 6130/87. 05/26/87 Senate Finance Committee removed OTP tax from budget measure. ROLL CALL AVAILABLE: 0 PROCESSED: 05/29/1987 07:26 TI19810183

LOCAL RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/28/87 OHIO SUMMIT COUNTY OHIO PENDING OH87-I 36 SMOKING RESTRICTIONS WORKPLACE - PRIVATE BUSINESS WORKPLACE - GOVERNMENT RESTAURANTS COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS PUBLICLY-OWNED BUILDINGS OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SPONSOR : COUNCILMAN MARK RAVENSCRAFT COMMITTEE : Would restrict smoking in the workplace, restaurants, public tranportation and other public places. Would require 50% of available seating in restaurants, hotel rooms and most places of public assembly as nonsmoking. Restaurants with less than 3,000 sq. ft. will be exempt. 0 3/02/87 Ordinance was assigned to the Public Safety Committee. 0 3/12/87 Public Safety Committee hearing postponed until April 2. 04/02/87 Public hearing held; no action taken. 0 4/30/87 Hearing held; ordinance was not heard. 0 5/27/87 Hearing held; recommendations on amendments to be made to full Council within a month. PROCESSED: 05129/1987 07:28 TI19810184

LOCAL RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05128/87 TEXAS KERRVILLE TEXAS APPROVED TX~-209 SMOKING RESTRICTIONS WORKPLACE - PRIVATE BUSINESS WORKPLACE - GOVERNMENT RESTAURANTS COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS PUBLICLY-OWNED BUILDINGS OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SPONSOR : COMMITTEE : Would restrict smoking in various public places, including the workplace. 0 4/2 8/87 Ordinance introduced. 05/12/87 City Council held public hearing; ordinance passed first reading. 05/26/87 City Council passed ordinance by a vote of 5-3. PROCESSED: O5/29/1987 07:28 TI19810185

STATE RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/27/87 ARIZONA ARIZONA H2069 TO GOVERNOR SMOKING RESTRICTIONS WORKPLACE - GOVERNMENT INCREASE EXISTING RESTRICTIONS SPONSOR : KING AND 2~ OTHER REPS; SEN SOSSAMAN COMMITTEE : HOUSE HEALTH COMPANION : Would amend current law to require nonsmoking areas to be designated in state government offices and buildings. "If no accommodation can be reached which is reasonably satisfactory to all complaining employees in a given work areas the rules shall prohibit smoking in that area." [1986 state law requires that smoking and nonsmoklng areas be designated in state buildings.] 01/21/87 Introduced and referred to House Health Committee. 0 2/0 9/87 House Health Committee amended, then reported bill favorably to floor, by vote of 8-2, with I abstaining. 0 2/12/87 On second reading, eleven amendments were proposed during over three hours of debate. Only one was adopted: to exempt prisons. Bill was then passed on second reading. 0 2/16/87 House passed third reading of bill by 46-12 vote, sending it to Senate. 03/31/87 Senate Health Committee held hearing but deferred aotlon one week. 0 4/07/87 Committee amended bill, removing bans on smoking in conference rooms~ restrooms and .other common-use areas, then reported it to Senate floor by voice vote. O4/13/87 Senate Rules Committee cleared bill for floor action. 05/16/87 Senate passed bill with amendments; returned to House for concurrence of Senate amendments. 05/17/87 House gave final approval; bill to Governor. ROLL CALL AVAILABLE: 0 PROCESSED: 05/28/1987 07:39 T!19810186

LOCAL RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05127187 FLORIDA DADE COUNTY FLORIDA PENDING FL86-6 7 SALES RESTRICTIONS VENDING MACHINE SALES SPONSOR : PRIVATE CITIZEN COMMITTEE : Would ban sale of cigarettes through vending machines. 1 O/1 q/86 Private citizen that was expected to introduce ban ordinance did not appear. 1 O/28/86 Private citizen present but no testimony was taken. Proposal was referred to Health & Human Resources Committee. Will report back to County Commission with recommendations at later date. 1 2/08/86 Health Committee held hearings. Citizen sponsor indicated that he was concerned primarily with machines located in places that cater to minors. Committee Chairman referred proposal to legal staff for study. 06/09/87 Counell Council could resume consideration of ordinance. PROCESSED: 05/28/1987 07:42 Ti19810187

STATE RECENT ACTION BILLS AS OF 05/~7/87 NEVADA NEVADA S365 COMMITTEE - SECOND HOUSE SMOKING RESTRICTIONS OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SPONSOR : HICKEY AND 17 OTHERS COMMITTEE : SENATE JUDICIARY COMPANION : Would amend current state public smoking restrictions to require that smoking areas be designated "where it is possible to confine the smoke to those areas." (Current law only allows such smoking areas.) 04/23/87 Senate Judiciary Committee would reported bill by 5-2 vote, sending it to floor. 05/01/87 Senate passed bill without opposition, sending it to House. 05/21/87 Assembly Health & Welfare Committee heard bill; no action taken. ROLL CALL AVAILABLE: 0 PROCESSED: 05128/198"/' o7:~o TI19810188