Senate File 2130 SENATE FILE BY DVORSKY and BOLKCOM Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to local regulation of smoking in a public place. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5629SS 80 4 pf/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 142B.6A LOCAL REGULATION OF 1 2 SMOKING. 1 3 1. In order to minimize the toxic effects of tobacco smoke 1 4 and to protect the health and well=being of the public, and 1 5 notwithstanding any conflicting provision of this chapter, 1 6 local laws and regulations may be adopted to provide for the 1 7 enforcement, by ordinance or other legal means, of the 1 8 provisions of this chapter and may establish more specific or 1 9 stringent controls, additional prohibitions, or increased 1 10 penalties relating to smoking in a public place. 1 11 2. Specifically, a local law may eliminate or limit the 1 12 exemptions specified in section 142B.2, subsection 1, and in 1 13 section 142B.2, subsection 3, relating to a bar. 1 14 EXPLANATION 1 15 This bill provides that, in order to minimize the toxic 1 16 effects of tobacco smoke and to protect the health and well= 1 17 being of the public, and notwithstanding any conflicting 1 18 provisions, local laws and regulations may be adopted to 1 19 provide for the enforcement of the provisions of Code chapter 1 20 142B and may establish more specific or stringent controls, 1 21 additional prohibitions, or increased penalties relating to 1 22 smoking in a public place. The bill provides that, 1 23 specifically, a local law may eliminate or limit the 1 24 exemptions relating to designation of a smoking area and the 1 25 exemption relating to bars. 1 26 LSB 5629SS 80 1 27 pf/gg/14 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35