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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE BILL 184 By: Hicks
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public health; amending 63 O.S.
2021, Section 1-1527, which relates to smoking in
public places; eliminating certain pr eemption;
authorizing adoption of certain regulations;
broadening provisions to apply to vapor products;
prohibiting certain local regulations from being less
stringent than state law; updating statutory
reference; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 20 21, Section 1-1527, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-1527. The State Legislature by adopting this act
intends to preempt any other regulation promulgated to con trol
smoking in public places and to standardize laws that governmental
Political subdivisions may adopt regulations to control or prohibit
smoking or vaping in public places or properties owned or operated
by the respective go verning bodies. Cities and towns may ena ct and
enforce laws prohibiting and penalizing conduct under provisions of
this act, but the provisions of such laws shall be the same as
provided in this act and t he enforcement provisions unde r such laws
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shall not the Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces Act.
Such laws may be more, but not less, stringent than those of this
act; provided, however, that cities and towns shall be authorized to
enact laws restricting smoking on properties owned or operated by
the respective governing bodies. Nothing in this section shall be
construed as to prevent county or municipal governments, at the
discretion of the respective gove rning bodies, from prohibiting
smoking in or on property owned or opera ted by the respective
governing bodies the Smoking in Public Places and Indoor Workplaces
Act.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effec tive November 1, 202 3.
59-1-1211 DC 1/6/2023 6:34:41 PM