City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0178

• File #: 18-0178
• Version: 0
• Name: Indoor Smoking - Hookah Lounges
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/22/2018
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 4/16/2018
• Enactment #: 18-124
• Title: Indoor Smoking - Hookah Lounges For the purpose of excepting hookah lounges from the City’s indoor-smoking restrictions, subject to certain conditions; repealing two obsolete exceptions that have been preempted by more stringent State law and, as such, are invalid; and generally relating to the operation of hookah lounges.
• Sponsors: President Young, Robert Stokes, Sr.
• Indexes: Hookah Lounges, Smoking

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/16/2018	0	City Council	Enacted, pursuant to Baltimore City Charter, Art. IV, Sec. 5(c)
2/26/2018	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
2/5/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
2/5/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
1/30/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Fire Department
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Police Department
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Liquor Licenses Commissioners
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
1/25/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
1/22/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/22/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
1/22/2018	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.

Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: President Young

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Indoor Smoking - Hookah Lounges
For the purpose of excepting hookah lounges from the City’s indoor-smoking restrictions, subject to certain conditions; repealing two obsolete exceptions that have been preempted by more stringent State law and, as such, are invalid; and generally relating to the operation of hookah lounges.
Body

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article - Health
Section 12-107
Baltimore City Revised Code
(Edition 2000)


Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Revised Code

Article - Health

Title 12. Tobacco Products and Smoking Devices

Subtitle 1. Indoor Smoking

§ 12-107. Exceptions - [Private clubs, smoking bars, tobacconists] Retail tobacco establishments; Hookah lounges.

(a) In general.

This subtitle does not apply to [a private club or lodge, a smoking bar, or] a retail tobacco establishment or a hookah lounge that qualifies [for an exemption] under this section.

[(b) Qualifications.]

[(1) A private club or lodge qualifies under this section only if it:

(i) has a limited membership elected pursuant to its charter or bylaws;

(ii) excludes the general public from its premises or place of meeting;

(iii) is organized with officers and directors;

(iv) holds all property...