2019 -- H 5301

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY

ACT

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Bennett, and McLaughlin

     Date Introduced: February 06, 2019

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 23-20.10 of the General Laws entitled "Public Health and

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Workplace Safety Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     23-20.10-17. Protection against exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke.

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     (a) Any provisions of the general laws, public laws, or regulations promulgated by any

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state agency or subdivision thereof, which provisions prohibit or protect a person from exposure

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to second-hand smoke, shall be deemed to be a prohibition against or protection from exposure to

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second-hand marijuana smoke, regardless of how the smoke is generated.

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     (b) As used herein:

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     (1) The term "second-hand smoke" refers to smoke that is exhaled by a smoker, or is

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given off by a tobacco or marijuana product or by a device containing tobacco or marijuana, and

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which smoke is inhaled by persons in or near the vicinity of the smoker.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY

ACT

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     This act would provide that any law or regulation which prohibits or protects a person

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from exposure to second hand smoke would be deemed to also be a prohibition or protection from

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exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke, regardless of how the smoke was generated.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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