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4-AN ACT concerning health.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Smoke Free Illinois Act is amended by
8-changing Sections 10 and 35 as follows:
9-(410 ILCS 82/10)
10-Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
11-"Bar" means an establishment that is devoted to the
12-serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on
13-the premises and that derives no more than 10% of its gross
14-revenue from the sale of food consumed on the premises. "Bar"
15-includes, but is not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail
16-lounges, adult entertainment facilities, and cabarets.
17-"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
18-"Electronic cigarette" means any product containing or
19-delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human
20-consumption that can be used by a person in any manner for the
21-purpose of inhaling vapor or aerosol from the product.
22-"Electronic cigarette" includes any such product, whether
23-manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an
24-e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen or under
25-any other product name or descriptor.
26-"Employee" means a person who is employed by an employer
3+1 AN ACT concerning health.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Smoke Free Illinois Act is amended by
7+5 changing Sections 10 and 35 as follows:
8+6 (410 ILCS 82/10)
9+7 Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
10+8 "Bar" means an establishment that is devoted to the
11+9 serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption by guests on
12+10 the premises and that derives no more than 10% of its gross
13+11 revenue from the sale of food consumed on the premises. "Bar"
14+12 includes, but is not limited to, taverns, nightclubs, cocktail
15+13 lounges, adult entertainment facilities, and cabarets.
16+14 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
17+15 "Electronic cigarette" means any product containing or
18+16 delivering nicotine or any other substance intended for human
19+17 consumption that can be used by a person in any manner for the
20+18 purpose of inhaling vapor or aerosol from the product.
21+19 "Electronic cigarette" includes any such product, whether
22+20 manufactured, distributed, marketed, or sold as an
23+21 e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, e-hookah, or vape pen or under
24+22 any other product name or descriptor.
25+23 "Employee" means a person who is employed by an employer
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33-in consideration for direct or indirect monetary wages or
34-profits or a person who volunteers his or her services for a
35-non-profit entity.
36-"Employer" means a person, business, partnership,
37-association, or corporation, including a municipal
38-corporation, trust, or non-profit entity, that employs the
39-services of one or more individual persons.
40-"Enclosed area" means all space between a floor and a
41-ceiling that is enclosed or partially enclosed with (i) solid
42-walls or windows, exclusive of doorways, or (ii) solid walls
43-with partitions and no windows, exclusive of doorways, that
44-extend from the floor to the ceiling, including, without
45-limitation, lobbies and corridors.
46-"Enclosed or partially enclosed sports arena" means any
47-sports pavilion, stadium, gymnasium, health spa, boxing arena,
48-swimming pool, roller rink, ice rink, bowling alley, or other
49-similar place where members of the general public assemble to
50-engage in physical exercise or participate in athletic
51-competitions or recreational activities or to witness sports,
52-cultural, recreational, or other events.
53-"Gaming equipment or supplies" means gaming
54-equipment/supplies as defined in the Illinois Gaming Board
55-Rules of the Illinois Administrative Code.
56-"Gaming facility" means an establishment utilized
57-primarily for the purposes of gaming and where gaming
58-equipment or supplies are operated for the purposes of
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35+2 profits or a person who volunteers his or her services for a
36+3 non-profit entity.
37+4 "Employer" means a person, business, partnership,
38+5 association, or corporation, including a municipal
39+6 corporation, trust, or non-profit entity, that employs the
40+7 services of one or more individual persons.
41+8 "Enclosed area" means all space between a floor and a
42+9 ceiling that is enclosed or partially enclosed with (i) solid
43+10 walls or windows, exclusive of doorways, or (ii) solid walls
44+11 with partitions and no windows, exclusive of doorways, that
45+12 extend from the floor to the ceiling, including, without
46+13 limitation, lobbies and corridors.
47+14 "Enclosed or partially enclosed sports arena" means any
48+15 sports pavilion, stadium, gymnasium, health spa, boxing arena,
49+16 swimming pool, roller rink, ice rink, bowling alley, or other
50+17 similar place where members of the general public assemble to
51+18 engage in physical exercise or participate in athletic
52+19 competitions or recreational activities or to witness sports,
53+20 cultural, recreational, or other events.
54+21 "Gaming equipment or supplies" means gaming
55+22 equipment/supplies as defined in the Illinois Gaming Board
56+23 Rules of the Illinois Administrative Code.
57+24 "Gaming facility" means an establishment utilized
58+25 primarily for the purposes of gaming and where gaming
59+26 equipment or supplies are operated for the purposes of
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62-"Healthcare facility" means an office or institution
63-providing care or treatment of diseases, whether physical,
64-mental, or emotional, or other medical, physiological, or
65-psychological conditions, including, but not limited to,
66-hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, weight control clinics,
67-nursing homes, homes for the aging or chronically ill,
68-laboratories, and offices of surgeons, chiropractors, physical
69-therapists, physicians, dentists, and all specialists within
70-these professions. "Healthcare facility" includes all waiting
71-rooms, hallways, private rooms, semiprivate rooms, and wards
72-within healthcare facilities.
73-"Place of employment" means any area under the control of
74-a public or private employer that employees are required to
75-enter, leave, or pass through during the course of employment,
76-including, but not limited to entrances and exits to places of
77-employment, including a minimum distance, as set forth in
78-Section 70 of this Act, of 15 feet from entrances, exits,
79-windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an
80-enclosed area where smoking is prohibited; offices and work
81-areas; restrooms; conference and classrooms; break rooms and
82-cafeterias; and other common areas. A private residence or
83-home-based business, unless used to provide licensed child
84-care, foster care, adult care, or other similar social service
85-care on the premises, is not a "place of employment", nor are
86-enclosed laboratories, not open to the public, in an
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90-activity of smoking is exclusively conducted for the purpose
91-of medical or scientific health-related research. Rulemaking
92-authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General
93-Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in
94-accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative
95-Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint
96-Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so
97-adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
98-"Private club" means a not-for-profit association that (1)
99-has been in active and continuous existence for at least 3
100-years prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
101-95th General Assembly, whether incorporated or not, (2) is the
102-owner, lessee, or occupant of a building or portion thereof
103-used exclusively for club purposes at all times, (3) is
104-operated solely for a recreational, fraternal, social,
105-patriotic, political, benevolent, or athletic purpose, but not
106-for pecuniary gain, and (4) only sells alcoholic beverages
107-incidental to its operation. For purposes of this definition,
108-"private club" means an organization that is managed by a
109-board of directors, executive committee, or similar body
110-chosen by the members at an annual meeting, has established
111-bylaws, a constitution, or both to govern its activities, and
112-has been granted an exemption from the payment of federal
113-income tax as a club under 26 U.S.C. 501.
114-"Private residence" means the part of a structure used as
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118-townhouse, condominium, apartment, mobile home, vacation home,
119-cabin, or cottage. For the purposes of this definition, a
120-hotel, motel, inn, resort, lodge, bed and breakfast or other
121-similar public accommodation, hospital, nursing home, or
122-assisted living facility shall not be considered a private
123-residence.
124-"Public place" means that portion of any building or
125-vehicle used by and open to the public, regardless of whether
126-the building or vehicle is owned in whole or in part by private
127-persons or entities, the State of Illinois, or any other
128-public entity and regardless of whether a fee is charged for
129-admission, including a minimum distance, as set forth in
130-Section 70 of this Act, of 15 feet from entrances, exits,
131-windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an
132-enclosed area where smoking is prohibited. A "public place"
133-does not include a private residence unless the private
134-residence is used to provide licensed child care, foster care,
135-or other similar social service care on the premises. A
136-"public place" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals,
137-restaurants, retail stores, offices, commercial
138-establishments, elevators, indoor theaters, libraries,
139-museums, concert halls, public conveyances, educational
140-facilities, nursing homes, auditoriums, enclosed or partially
141-enclosed sports arenas, meeting rooms, schools, exhibition
142-halls, convention facilities, polling places, private clubs,
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71+2 "Healthcare facility" means an office or institution
72+3 providing care or treatment of diseases, whether physical,
73+4 mental, or emotional, or other medical, physiological, or
74+5 psychological conditions, including, but not limited to,
75+6 hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, weight control clinics,
76+7 nursing homes, homes for the aging or chronically ill,
77+8 laboratories, and offices of surgeons, chiropractors, physical
78+9 therapists, physicians, dentists, and all specialists within
79+10 these professions. "Healthcare facility" includes all waiting
80+11 rooms, hallways, private rooms, semiprivate rooms, and wards
81+12 within healthcare facilities.
82+13 "Place of employment" means any area under the control of
83+14 a public or private employer that employees are required to
84+15 enter, leave, or pass through during the course of employment,
85+16 including, but not limited to entrances and exits to places of
86+17 employment, including a minimum distance, as set forth in
87+18 Section 70 of this Act, of 15 feet from entrances, exits,
88+19 windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an
89+20 enclosed area where smoking is prohibited; offices and work
90+21 areas; restrooms; conference and classrooms; break rooms and
91+22 cafeterias; and other common areas. A private residence or
92+23 home-based business, unless used to provide licensed child
93+24 care, foster care, adult care, or other similar social service
94+25 care on the premises, is not a "place of employment", nor are
95+26 enclosed laboratories, not open to the public, in an
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146-facilities, including buildings and vehicles owned, leased, or
147-operated by the State or State subcontract, healthcare
148-facilities or clinics, enclosed shopping centers, retail
149-service establishments, financial institutions, educational
150-facilities, ticket areas, public hearing facilities, public
151-restrooms, waiting areas, lobbies, bars, taverns, bowling
152-alleys, skating rinks, reception areas, and no less than 75%
153-of the sleeping quarters within a hotel, motel, resort, inn,
154-lodge, bed and breakfast, or other similar public
155-accommodation that are rented to guests, but excludes private
156-residences.
157-"Restaurant" means (i) an eating establishment, including,
158-but not limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, sandwich stands,
159-and private and public school cafeterias, that gives or offers
160-for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, and (ii) a
161-kitchen or catering facility in which food is prepared on the
162-premises for serving elsewhere. "Restaurant" includes a bar
163-area within the restaurant.
164-"Retail tobacco store" means a retail establishment that
165-derives more than 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of
166-loose tobacco, plants, or herbs and cigars, cigarettes, pipes,
167-and other smoking devices for burning tobacco and related
168-smoking accessories and in which the sale of other products is
169-merely incidental. "Retail tobacco store" includes an enclosed
170-workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes tobacco,
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174-necessary and integral part of the process of making,
175-manufacturing, importing, or distributing a tobacco product or
176-electronic cigarette for the eventual retail sale of that
177-tobacco, electronic cigarette, or tobacco product, tobacco is
178-heated, burned, or smoked, or a lighted tobacco product is
179-tested, provided that the involved business entity: (1)
180-maintains a specially designated area or areas within the
181-workplace for the purpose of the heating, burning, smoking, or
182-lighting activities, and does not create a facility that
183-permits smoking throughout; (2) satisfies the 80% requirement
184-related to gross sales; and (3) delivers tobacco products or
185-electronic cigarettes to consumers, retail establishments, or
186-other wholesale establishments as part of its business.
187-"Retail tobacco store" does not include a tobacco or
188-electronic cigarette department or section of a larger
189-commercial establishment or any establishment with any type of
190-liquor, food, or restaurant license. Rulemaking authority to
191-implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if
192-any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance
193-with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
194-Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
195-Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for
196-whatever reason, is unauthorized.
197-"Smoke" or "smoking" means the carrying, smoking, burning,
198-inhaling, or exhaling of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar,
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201-cigarette, hookah, weed, herbs, or any other lighted smoking
202-equipment. "Smoke" or "smoking" includes the use of an
203-electronic cigarette. "Smoke" or "smoking" does not include
204-smoking that is associated with a native recognized religious
205-ceremony, ritual, or activity by American Indians that is in
206-accordance with the federal American Indian Religious Freedom
207-Act, 42 U.S.C. 1996 and 1996a.
208-"State agency" has the meaning formerly ascribed to it in
209-subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Illinois Purchasing Act
210-(now repealed).
211-"Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it
212-in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of
213-1970.
214-(Source: P.A. 95-17, eff. 1-1-08; 95-1029, eff. 2-4-09;
215-96-797, eff. 1-1-10.)
216-(410 ILCS 82/35)
217-Sec. 35. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any other provision
218-of this Act, smoking is allowed in the following areas:
219-(1) Private residences or dwelling places, except when
220-used as a child care, adult day care, or healthcare
221-facility or any other home-based business open to the
222-public.
223-(2) Retail tobacco stores as defined in Section 10 of
224-this Act in operation prior to the effective date of this
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107+2 activity of smoking is exclusively conducted for the purpose
108+3 of medical or scientific health-related research. Rulemaking
109+4 authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General
110+5 Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in
111+6 accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative
112+7 Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint
113+8 Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so
114+9 adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
115+10 "Private club" means a not-for-profit association that (1)
116+11 has been in active and continuous existence for at least 3
117+12 years prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
118+13 95th General Assembly, whether incorporated or not, (2) is the
119+14 owner, lessee, or occupant of a building or portion thereof
120+15 used exclusively for club purposes at all times, (3) is
121+16 operated solely for a recreational, fraternal, social,
122+17 patriotic, political, benevolent, or athletic purpose, but not
123+18 for pecuniary gain, and (4) only sells alcoholic beverages
124+19 incidental to its operation. For purposes of this definition,
125+20 "private club" means an organization that is managed by a
126+21 board of directors, executive committee, or similar body
127+22 chosen by the members at an annual meeting, has established
128+23 bylaws, a constitution, or both to govern its activities, and
129+24 has been granted an exemption from the payment of federal
130+25 income tax as a club under 26 U.S.C. 501.
131+26 "Private residence" means the part of a structure used as
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229-January 31st an affidavit stating the percentage of its
230-gross income during the prior calendar year that was
231-derived from the sale of loose tobacco, plants, or herbs
232-and cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or other smoking devices
233-for smoking tobacco and related smoking accessories. Any
234-retail tobacco store that begins operation after the
235-effective date of this amendatory Act may only qualify for
236-an exemption if located in a freestanding structure
237-occupied solely by the business and smoke from the
238-business does not migrate into an enclosed area where
239-smoking is prohibited. A retail tobacco store that derives
240-at least 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of
241-electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette equipment
242-and accessories in operation before the effective date of
243-this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
244-qualifies for this exemption for electronic cigarettes
245-only. A retail tobacco store claiming an exemption for
246-electronic cigarettes shall annually file with the
247-Department by January 31 an affidavit stating the
248-percentage of its gross income during the prior calendar
249-year that was derived from the sale of electronic
250-cigarettes. A retail tobacco store may, with authorization
251-or permission from a unit of local government, including a
252-home rule unit, or any non-home rule county within the
253-unincorporated territory of the county, allow the
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256-on-premises consumption of cannabis in a specially
257-designated areas.
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259-(4) Hotel and motel sleeping rooms that are rented to
260-guests and are designated as smoking rooms, provided that
261-all smoking rooms on the same floor must be contiguous and
262-smoke from these rooms must not infiltrate into nonsmoking
263-rooms or other areas where smoking is prohibited. Not more
264-than 25% of the rooms rented to guests in a hotel or motel
265-may be designated as rooms where smoking is allowed. The
266-status of rooms as smoking or nonsmoking may not be
267-changed, except to permanently add additional nonsmoking
268-rooms.
269-(5) Enclosed laboratories that are excluded from the
270-definition of "place of employment" in Section 10 of this
271-Act. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act
272-of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on
273-the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions
274-of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules
275-and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative
276-Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever
277-reason, is unauthorized.
278-(6) Common smoking rooms in long-term care facilities
279-operated under the authority of the Illinois Department of
280-Veterans' Affairs or licensed under the Nursing Home Care
281-Act that are accessible only to residents who are smokers
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285-smoking room where smoking is permitted and the smoke
286-shall not infiltrate other areas of the long-term care
287-facility. Rulemaking authority to implement this
288-amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is
289-conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with
290-all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
291-Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
292-Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted,
293-for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
294-(7) A convention hall of the Donald E. Stephens
295-Convention Center where a meeting or trade show for
296-manufacturers and suppliers of tobacco and tobacco
297-products and accessories is being held, during the time
298-the meeting or trade show is occurring, if the meeting or
299-trade show:
300-(i) is a trade-only event and not open to the
301-public;
302-(ii) is limited to attendees and exhibitors that
303-are 21 years of age or older;
304-(iii) is being produced or organized by a business
305-relating to tobacco or a professional association for
306-convenience stores; and
307-(iv) involves the display of tobacco products.
308-Smoking is not allowed in any public area outside of
309-the hall designated for the meeting or trade show.
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142+1 a dwelling, including, without limitation: a private home,
143+2 townhouse, condominium, apartment, mobile home, vacation home,
144+3 cabin, or cottage. For the purposes of this definition, a
145+4 hotel, motel, inn, resort, lodge, bed and breakfast or other
146+5 similar public accommodation, hospital, nursing home, or
147+6 assisted living facility shall not be considered a private
148+7 residence.
149+8 "Public place" means that portion of any building or
150+9 vehicle used by and open to the public, regardless of whether
151+10 the building or vehicle is owned in whole or in part by private
152+11 persons or entities, the State of Illinois, or any other
153+12 public entity and regardless of whether a fee is charged for
154+13 admission, including a minimum distance, as set forth in
155+14 Section 70 of this Act, of 15 feet from entrances, exits,
156+15 windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an
157+16 enclosed area where smoking is prohibited. A "public place"
158+17 does not include a private residence unless the private
159+18 residence is used to provide licensed child care, foster care,
160+19 or other similar social service care on the premises. A
161+20 "public place" includes, but is not limited to, hospitals,
162+21 restaurants, retail stores, offices, commercial
163+22 establishments, elevators, indoor theaters, libraries,
164+23 museums, concert halls, public conveyances, educational
165+24 facilities, nursing homes, auditoriums, enclosed or partially
166+25 enclosed sports arenas, meeting rooms, schools, exhibition
167+26 halls, convention facilities, polling places, private clubs,
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313-1, 2015.
314-(8) A dispensing organization, as defined in the
315-Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, authorized or permitted
316-by a unit local government to allow on-site consumption of
317-cannabis, if the establishment: (1) maintains a specially
318-designated area or areas for the purpose of heating,
319-burning, smoking, or lighting cannabis; (2) is limited to
320-individuals 21 or older; and (3) maintains a locked door
321-or barrier to any specially designated areas for the
322-purpose of heating, burning, smoking or lighting cannabis.
323-(Source: P.A. 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
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179+2 facilities, including buildings and vehicles owned, leased, or
180+3 operated by the State or State subcontract, healthcare
181+4 facilities or clinics, enclosed shopping centers, retail
182+5 service establishments, financial institutions, educational
183+6 facilities, ticket areas, public hearing facilities, public
184+7 restrooms, waiting areas, lobbies, bars, taverns, bowling
185+8 alleys, skating rinks, reception areas, and no less than 75%
186+9 of the sleeping quarters within a hotel, motel, resort, inn,
187+10 lodge, bed and breakfast, or other similar public
188+11 accommodation that are rented to guests, but excludes private
189+12 residences.
190+13 "Restaurant" means (i) an eating establishment, including,
191+14 but not limited to, coffee shops, cafeterias, sandwich stands,
192+15 and private and public school cafeterias, that gives or offers
193+16 for sale food to the public, guests, or employees, and (ii) a
194+17 kitchen or catering facility in which food is prepared on the
195+18 premises for serving elsewhere. "Restaurant" includes a bar
196+19 area within the restaurant.
197+20 "Retail tobacco store" means a retail establishment that
198+21 derives more than 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of
199+22 loose tobacco, plants, or herbs and cigars, cigarettes, pipes,
200+23 and other smoking devices for burning tobacco and related
201+24 smoking accessories and in which the sale of other products is
202+25 merely incidental. "Retail tobacco store" includes an enclosed
203+26 workplace that manufactures, imports, or distributes tobacco,
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214+1 electronic cigarettes, or tobacco products, when, as a
215+2 necessary and integral part of the process of making,
216+3 manufacturing, importing, or distributing a tobacco product or
217+4 electronic cigarette for the eventual retail sale of that
218+5 tobacco, electronic cigarette, or tobacco product, tobacco is
219+6 heated, burned, or smoked, or a lighted tobacco product is
220+7 tested, provided that the involved business entity: (1)
221+8 maintains a specially designated area or areas within the
222+9 workplace for the purpose of the heating, burning, smoking, or
223+10 lighting activities, and does not create a facility that
224+11 permits smoking throughout; (2) satisfies the 80% requirement
225+12 related to gross sales; and (3) delivers tobacco products or
226+13 electronic cigarettes to consumers, retail establishments, or
227+14 other wholesale establishments as part of its business.
228+15 "Retail tobacco store" does not include a tobacco or
229+16 electronic cigarette department or section of a larger
230+17 commercial establishment or any establishment with any type of
231+18 liquor, food, or restaurant license. Rulemaking authority to
232+19 implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if
233+20 any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance
234+21 with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
235+22 Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
236+23 Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for
237+24 whatever reason, is unauthorized.
238+25 "Smoke" or "smoking" means the carrying, smoking, burning,
239+26 inhaling, or exhaling of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar,
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250+1 cigarette, hookah, weed, herbs, or any other lighted smoking
251+2 equipment. "Smoke" or "smoking" includes the use of an
252+3 electronic cigarette. "Smoke" or "smoking" does not include
253+4 smoking that is associated with a native recognized religious
254+5 ceremony, ritual, or activity by American Indians that is in
255+6 accordance with the federal American Indian Religious Freedom
256+7 Act, 42 U.S.C. 1996 and 1996a.
257+8 "State agency" has the meaning formerly ascribed to it in
258+9 subsection (a) of Section 3 of the Illinois Purchasing Act
259+10 (now repealed).
260+11 "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it
261+12 in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of
262+13 1970.
263+14 (Source: P.A. 95-17, eff. 1-1-08; 95-1029, eff. 2-4-09;
264+15 96-797, eff. 1-1-10.)
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266+17 Sec. 35. Exemptions. Notwithstanding any other provision
267+18 of this Act, smoking is allowed in the following areas:
268+19 (1) Private residences or dwelling places, except when
269+20 used as a child care, adult day care, or healthcare
270+21 facility or any other home-based business open to the
271+22 public.
272+23 (2) Retail tobacco stores as defined in Section 10 of
273+24 this Act in operation prior to the effective date of this
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285+1 tobacco store shall annually file with the Department by
286+2 January 31st an affidavit stating the percentage of its
287+3 gross income during the prior calendar year that was
288+4 derived from the sale of loose tobacco, plants, or herbs
289+5 and cigars, cigarettes, pipes, or other smoking devices
290+6 for smoking tobacco and related smoking accessories. Any
291+7 retail tobacco store that begins operation after the
292+8 effective date of this amendatory Act may only qualify for
293+9 an exemption if located in a freestanding structure
294+10 occupied solely by the business and smoke from the
295+11 business does not migrate into an enclosed area where
296+12 smoking is prohibited. A retail tobacco store that derives
297+13 at least 80% of its gross revenue from the sale of
298+14 electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette equipment
299+15 and accessories in operation before the effective date of
300+16 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
301+17 qualifies for this exemption for electronic cigarettes
302+18 only. A retail tobacco store claiming an exemption for
303+19 electronic cigarettes shall annually file with the
304+20 Department by January 31 an affidavit stating the
305+21 percentage of its gross income during the prior calendar
306+22 year that was derived from the sale of electronic
307+23 cigarettes. A retail tobacco store may, with authorization
308+24 or permission from a unit of local government, including a
309+25 home rule unit, or any non-home rule county within the
310+26 unincorporated territory of the county, allow the
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321+1 on-premises consumption of cannabis in a specially
322+2 designated areas.
323+3 (3) (Blank).
324+4 (4) Hotel and motel sleeping rooms that are rented to
325+5 guests and are designated as smoking rooms, provided that
326+6 all smoking rooms on the same floor must be contiguous and
327+7 smoke from these rooms must not infiltrate into nonsmoking
328+8 rooms or other areas where smoking is prohibited. Not more
329+9 than 25% of the rooms rented to guests in a hotel or motel
330+10 may be designated as rooms where smoking is allowed. The
331+11 status of rooms as smoking or nonsmoking may not be
332+12 changed, except to permanently add additional nonsmoking
333+13 rooms.
334+14 (5) Enclosed laboratories that are excluded from the
335+15 definition of "place of employment" in Section 10 of this
336+16 Act. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act
337+17 of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on
338+18 the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions
339+19 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules
340+20 and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative
341+21 Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever
342+22 reason, is unauthorized.
343+23 (6) Common smoking rooms in long-term care facilities
344+24 operated under the authority of the Illinois Department of
345+25 Veterans' Affairs or licensed under the Nursing Home Care
346+26 Act that are accessible only to residents who are smokers
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358+2 smoking room where smoking is permitted and the smoke
359+3 shall not infiltrate other areas of the long-term care
360+4 facility. Rulemaking authority to implement this
361+5 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if any, is
362+6 conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with
363+7 all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
364+8 Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
365+9 Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted,
366+10 for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
367+11 (7) A convention hall of the Donald E. Stephens
368+12 Convention Center where a meeting or trade show for
369+13 manufacturers and suppliers of tobacco and tobacco
370+14 products and accessories is being held, during the time
371+15 the meeting or trade show is occurring, if the meeting or
372+16 trade show:
373+17 (i) is a trade-only event and not open to the
374+18 public;
375+19 (ii) is limited to attendees and exhibitors that
376+20 are 21 years of age or older;
377+21 (iii) is being produced or organized by a business
378+22 relating to tobacco or a professional association for
379+23 convenience stores; and
380+24 (iv) involves the display of tobacco products.
381+25 Smoking is not allowed in any public area outside of
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393+1 This paragraph (7) is inoperative on and after October
394+2 1, 2015.
395+3 (8) A dispensing organization, as defined in the
396+4 Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, authorized or permitted
397+5 by a unit local government to allow on-site consumption of
398+6 cannabis, if the establishment: (1) maintains a specially
399+7 designated area or areas for the purpose of heating,
400+8 burning, smoking, or lighting cannabis; (2) is limited to
401+9 individuals 21 or older; and (3) maintains a locked door
402+10 or barrier to any specially designated areas for the
403+11 purpose of heating, burning, smoking or lighting cannabis.
404+12 (Source: P.A. 101-593, eff. 12-4-19.)
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