Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00627 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 3075   	1 of 1 
  
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 627  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 3075 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT PROHIBITING SMOKING AT CERTAIN PRIVATE, 
NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITIES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit smoking and the 1 
use of tobacco products at any location, other than a state building, 2 
where a program is operated by private, nonprofit behavioral health 3 
agency that has a contract with the state. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To extend the smoking ban to private, nonprofit behavioral health 
facilities that are funded by or have a contact with the state.