State Status
No Preemption
Pending Legislation
Legislative Summary
AB1278 - (hospital campuses) - An Act relating to health facilities - Vetoed by Governor
This bill prohibits smoking in all areas of a general acute care hospital and throughout the hospital campus, including, but not limited to, buildings, parking areas, plazas, vehicles, underground passages, and sidewalks, except for public thoroughfares and sidewalks not owned by the hospital. There is an exemption to permit patient smoking on campus if their doctor permits as necessary.
Veto Message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1278_vt_20120923.html
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
No
