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91_HB3268
LRB9110236STcs
1 AN ACT concerning smoking at stadiums in Illinois.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Clean Stadium Air Act.
6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that
7 smoking at stadiums is a hazard and a danger to public safety
8 and that tobacco smoke is annoying, harmful, and dangerous to
9 human beings and a hazard to public health.
10 Section 10. Definition. In this Act, "stadium" means a
11 publicly or privately owned or operated sports or
12 entertainment arena, community or convention hall, special
13 event center, or amusement facility, including a special
14 event center in a public park. "Stadium" does not include a
15 hotel, restaurant, or school.
16 Section 15. Prohibitions. No person shall smoke or
17 possess a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe or any other
18 lighted form of tobacco or a similar substance used for
19 smoking at any stadium in this State.
20 Section 20. Penalty. Any person who violates the
21 provisions of this Act is guilty of a petty offense
22 punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $250.