Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

410 ILCS 82/10

410 ILCS 82/35

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Add a definition of "veterans home". Provides that smoking is allowed in private and semi-private rooms in nursing homes, veterans homes, and long-term care facilities (instead of only nursing homes and long-term care facilities) that are occupied by one or more persons, all of whom are smokers and have requested in writing to be placed or to remain in a room where smoking is permitted and the smoke shall not infiltrate other areas of the nursing home. Provides that smoking in these rooms shall only be permitted for residents of the room. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act. Provides that smoking is permitted in common smoking rooms in long-term care facilities operated under the authority of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs that are accessible only to residents who are smokers and have requested in writing to have access to the common smoking room where smoking is permitted and the smoke shall not infiltrate other areas of the long-term care facility. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2008	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
2/7/2008	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/14/2008	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/5/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan
3/5/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/5/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive
3/12/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/13/2008	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
3/13/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
3/13/2008	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
4/1/2008	Senate	Second Reading
4/1/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
4/9/2008	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
4/9/2008	House	Arrived in House
4/9/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/9/2008	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
4/9/2008	House	First Reading
4/9/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

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