AB331

Assembly Bill No. 331–Assemblymen Freeman, Ohrenschall, Gibbons, Leslie, Humke, Chowning, de Braga, Parks, Von Tobel, Price, Berman, Buckley, Perkins, Evans, Tiffany, Carpenter, Segerblom, Claborn and Thomas

February 26, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Authorizes state agencies and local governments to adopt more stringent restrictions governing tobacco and products made from tobacco than restrictions imposed pursuant to state law. (BDR 15-1363)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [~~omitted material]~~ is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

AN ACT relating to tobacco; authorizing state agencies and local governments to adopt more stringent restrictions governing tobacco and products made from tobacco than the restrictions imposed pursuant to state law; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 202.249 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 202.249 1. It is the public policy of the State of Nevada and the

1-3 purpose of NRS 202.2491 and 202.2492 to place restrictions on the

1-4 smoking of tobacco in public places to protect human health and safety.

1-5 2. The quality of air is declared to be affected with the public interest ,

1-6 and NRS 202.2491 and 202.2492 are enacted in the exercise of the police

1-7 power of this state to protect the health, peace, safety and general welfare

1-8 of its people.

1-9 3. Health authorities, police officers of cities or towns, sheriffs and

1-10 their deputies and other peace officers of this state shall, within their

1-11 respective jurisdictions, enforce the provisions of NRS 202.2491 and

1-12 202.2492. Police officers of cities or towns, sheriffs and their deputies and

1-13 other peace officers of this state shall, within their respective jurisdictions,

1-14 enforce the provisions of NRS 202.2493 and 202.2494.

2-1 4. An agency, board, commission or political subdivision of this state,

2-2 including , without limitation, any agency, board, commission or

2-3 governing body of a local government, [~~shall not]~~ may impose more

2-4 stringent restrictions on the smoking, use, sale, distribution, marketing,

2-5 display or promotion of tobacco or products made from tobacco than are

2-6 provided by NRS 202.2491, 202.2492, 202.2493 and 202.2494.