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Protect People from the Health Hazards of Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke by Prohibiting Workplace Smoking
01-04

Reference:
Article X, Section 20

Summary:
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To protect people from the health hazards of second-hand tobacco smoke, this amendment prohibits tobacco smoking in enclosed indoor workplaces. Allows exceptions for private residences except when they are being used to provide commercial child care, adult care or health care. Also allows exceptions for retail tobacco shops, designated smoking guest rooms at hotels and other public lodging establishments, and stand-alone bars. Provides definitions, and requires the legislature to promptly implement this amendment.

Sponsor:
Smoke-Free for Health, Inc.
3709 W. Jetton Avenue
Tampa, FL 33629-0000
(407) 841-2260
  Contact: Martin Larsen, Chairperson
8527 Pines Boulevard
Suite 105
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024-0000

Signatures:
Statewide total needed for judicial and financial impact review (signed by 25% of voters required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts): 48,869 
Statewide total needed to make ballot position (signed by 8% of the voters in at least one-half of Florida's congressional districts and in the state as whole as of the last presidential election): 488,722 
Statewide total currently valid: 517,217*
Congressional district totals needed for judicial and economic reviews and ballot placement, with currently valid signatures: View by District by County
*Statewide and congressional district totals for ballot position are NOT OFFICAL until the Secretary of State determines the requisite signatures have been obtained and issues a certificate of ballot position. Once an initiative petition is certified for ballot position, total currently valid may exceed the official totals at time of certification. For status on ballot position, see Status Table below.
 
To find out the signature threshold required in each Congressional District for review and ballot position, the current number of verified signatures in each Congressional District by county, and how many Congressional Districts may have met or exceeded signature thresholds, click the link above titled "View by District by County".

Status: Passed
Approval Date: 07/16/2001 
Undue Burden:  
Made Review: 10/12/2001 
Attorney General: 10/12/2001 
Sent to Supreme Court: 11/07/2001 
Supreme Court Ruling: Constitutional  
SC Ruling Date: 03/28/2002 
Made Ballot: 05/10/2002 
Ballot Number: 6  
Election Date: 11/05/2002 
 Votes For: 3,501,161   
 Votes Against: 1,431,966   




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