HB 1149-10_ Filed 02/27/2012, 10:46 Holdman

SENATE MOTION


MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I move
that Engrossed House Bill 1149 be amended to read as follows:

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    " Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "business" means the following:
        (1) A business entity authorized to do business in Indiana that has state tax liability.
        (2) A nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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    Page 1, line 8, delete "Sec. 1." and insert " Sec. 1.5.".
    Page 2, delete lines 24 through 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a place or area where smoking was prohibited under:
        (1) IC 16-41-37 (before its repeal); or
        (2) an ordinance adopted before March 1, 2012.
    (b) Notwithstanding section 12 of this chapter, a business may allow smoking on the business's premises or in a room or area of the business's premises if the business meets the following requirements:
        (1) The owner or operator of the business holds a valid license issued by the commission under subsection (e).
        (2) The business separates rooms and areas where smoking is permitted from any areas where smoking is not permitted by a solid, continuous wall that is connected to the floor and ceiling.
        (3) The business does not permit an individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age in any room or area where:
            (A) smoking is permitted; or
            (B) tobacco smoke migrates.
        (4) The business does not permit tobacco smoke to migrate from the premises of the business to a public place or place of

employment that is not covered by the license issued under this section.
        (5) The business posts the following signs in a clear and conspicuous manner:
            (A) Except as required in subdivision (2), at the entrance to and in any room or area where smoking is allowed signs in bold print that state:
                "WARNING: Smoking is Permitted in this Area.
                No person who is less than 18 years old may enter this area".
            (B) At the entrance to and in any room or area where smoking is allowed and that is part of a tavern (as defined by IC 4-36-2-18) or any other business that sells alcoholic beverages and prohibits entry by individuals who are less than twenty-one (21) years of age, signs
in bold print that state:
                "WARNING: Smoking is Permitted in this Area.
                No person who is less than 21 years old may enter this area".
            (C) At the entrance to and in any room or area where smoking is not allowed signs in bold print that state:
                "Smoking is PROHIBITED by State Law in this Area".
        (6) The business pays the fee required under section 5.5 of this chapter.
        (7) The business provides any information required by the commission.
    (c) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to administer this chapter.
    (d) In addition to the penalty under sections 8, 9, and 9.5 of this chapter, if the owner or operator of a business has been adjudged to have committed at least three (3) prior unrelated infractions under this chapter in a consecutive twelve (12) month period, the commission may suspend or revoke the business's license issued under this section.
    (e) The commission shall issue a license to an owner or operator of a business who:
        (1) meets the requirements under subsection (b)(2) through (b)(7); and
        (2) does not have a suspended or revoked license under subsection (d).
    (f) Except as provided in section 5.5(c) of this chapter, a license issued under this section expires one (1) year after the date of issuance.
    (g) If a business operates at more than one (1) location, a license must be obtained for each location.
    Sec. 5.5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the commission shall establish a sliding fee schedule based on the

annual occupancy of the business. The maximum annual fee may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and the minimum fee may not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
    (b) The annual license fee for a bona fide veterans organization
(as defined by IC 4-32.2-2-11) is twenty-five dollars ($25).
    (c) The fee for a daily license for a qualified organization (as defined by IC 4-32.2-2-24) that conducts an allowable event (as defined by IC 4-32.2-2-2) that is required to be licensed by the Indiana gaming commission under IC 4-32.2
is twenty-five dollars ($25).".
    Delete pages 3 through 4.
    Page 5, delete lines 1 through 4.
    Page 5, line 25, delete "Post" and insert " Except as provided in section 5(b)(5) of this chapter, post".
    Page 5, delete lines 32 through 35.
    Page 6, between lines 16 and 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " Sec. 9.5. (a) An owner or operator who holds a license issued under section 5 of this chapter and who fails to comply with a requirement necessary for the license commits a Class B infraction, except as provided in subsection (b).
    (b) A failure to comply as described in subsection (a) is a Class A infraction if the owner or operator has been adjudged to have committed at least three (3) prior unrelated infractions under this section.
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    Page 7, line 10, delete "This" and insert " Subject to section 5, of this chapter, this
    Page 7, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
    " Sec. 13. The commission shall deposit all license fees collected under this chapter as follows:
        (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected into the enforcement and administration fund established under IC 7.1-4-10.
        (2) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected into the Indiana tobacco use prevention and cessation trust fund established by IC 4-12-4-10.
".
    (Reference is to EHB 1149 as printed February 24, 2012.)

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Senator HOLDMAN


MO114945/DI 77     2012