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| 3 | 3 | | HB 495 2024 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to prohibition of smoking and vaping 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | in state parks; creating s. 386.2095, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | prohibiting smoking and vaping within the boundaries 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | of state parks; requiring the Department of Health to 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | post signs at specified locations; providing sign 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | requirements; providing penalties; amending s. 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | 386.208, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | by the act; providing an effective date. 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 1. Section 386.2095, Florida Statutes, is created 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to read: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 386.2095 Smoking and vaping prohibited in state parks. — 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) A person may not smoke or vape within the boundaries 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | of a state park. 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2) The department shall conspicuously post at each 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | entrance of each state park signs stating that smoking and 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | vaping are prohibited within the boundaries of the state park. 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The signs must be clearly legible in a font size of at least 1 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | inch in height and incl ude the words "SMOKING OR VAPING WITHIN 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | STATE PARK BOUNDARIES IS PROHIBITED BY LAW." 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (3) A person who violates subsection (1) is subject to 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | penalties as provided in s. 386.208. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Section 2. Section 386.208, Florida Statutes, is amended 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | to read: 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 386.208 Penalties.—Any person who violates s. 386.204 or 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | s. 386.2095 commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 775.08(3), punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for the 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | first violation and not more than $500 for each subsequent 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | violation. Jurisdictio n shall be with the appropriate county 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | court. 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 34 |
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