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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 36
BY SENATORS HEITMEIER AND DORSEY-COLOMB AND REPRESENTATIVES
ADAMS, BADON, CARMODY, GREENE, HOFFMANN, HONORE,
IVEY, MORENO, PYLANT, ST. GERMAIN AND STOKES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1300.263, relative to general smoking prohibitions on certain public post2
secondary education campuses; to provide for certain public post secondary3
education institutions developing smoke-free policies for its campuses; to provide4
for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 40:1300.263 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1300.263. Development of smoke-free policies8
A. (1) Public post secondary education institutions shall develop smoke-9
free policies for its campuses.10
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "smoke-free" means the prohibition11
of smoking as defined in R.S. 40:1300.253(14).12
B. (1) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a public post secondary13
education institution from developing a tobacco-free policy for its campus.14
(2) For the purposes of this Section, "tobacco-free" means the15
prohibition on the use of tobacco derived or containing products, including but16
not limited to cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookah-smoked products, and17
oral tobacco products. 18
ACT No. 211 SB NO. 36 ENROLLED
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C. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede the provisions of1
R.S. 40:1300.256(A).2
Section 2. This Section shall become effective on August 1, 2014.3
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: