The Senate Education and Health Committee has appointed a special subcommittee to address all of the smoke free legislation currently before the Senate (SB 202, SB 298, SB 347, and SB 501) . That subcommittee is holding a public hearing on Monday, January 21st at 7:00 p.m., and we want to pack the room with smoke free supporters!
Public Hearing on Smoke Free Legislation
Monday, January 21st
7:00 pm (try to arrive by 6:30)
General Assembly Building, Senate Room B
(on the Corner of Broad Street and Ninth Street - Downtown Richmond. Senate Room B is on the first floor of the General Assembly Building)
I know this is short notice, but our opposition will also be working to fill the room. This special subcommittee is pretty evenly split on this issue, so we need to show them that we want a smoke free Virginia now. Come show your support!
If you have questions or need more information, just let me know.
OK.... lets make this work !!!! (Used2Bneutral - 1/18/2008 9:12:46 PM)
the major problem with the last bill Last Year.... was the language they used,. It was faulty.... it would have affected everytime food was involved, indoors or outside... even at sacred OUTSIDE events like NASCAR and pro football..... etc. etc.
This has to define "Indoors" Restaurant/Bar and similar situations, NOT hot dogs vendors on the corner..... you will get all the crossover and weird votes from all the other Democratic electeds that voted the other way.....
I have first hand information that besides it was an election year and a bunch of incumbents felt they had to support their constituents (ie. chambers of commerce lobbying) the electeds wanted to move forward on "The Ban".
If the distracting out-doors stuff is removed, this WILL get the support expected.....
Believe me, we kept that in mind... (csgrzesiek - 1/18/2008 9:42:56 PM)
While we were working on crafting the language for the comprehensive bills (Whipple, Hamilton, Algie Howell and Morgan are carrying them), we were very careful to make sure to avoid the hot dog cart trap. The Governor's bill (Locke/Northam) does as well, as far as I can tell. All of the other bills just allow localities to prohibit smoking in restaurants, and would leave it up to the localities to work out the details.