Smoking tobacco in the workplace: transient lodging establishments.
Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, prohibits smoking of tobacco products inside an enclosed space, as defined, at a place of employment. The violation of the prohibition against smoking in enclosed spaces of places of employment is an infraction punishable by a specified fine. Existing law establishes specified exemptions from "place of employment" that allow smoking in certain work environments, including an exemption for up to 20% of the guestroom accommodations in a hotel, motel, or similar transient lodging establishment.
California SB 626 (20232024) — Smoking tobacco in the workplace: transient lodging establishments.
Existing law, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, prohibits smoking of tobacco products inside an enclosed space, as defined, at a place of employment. The violation of the prohibition against smoking in enclosed spaces of places of employment is an infraction punishable by a specified fine. Existing law establishes specified exemptions from "place of employment" that allow smoking in certain work environments, including an exemption for up to 20% of the guestroom accommodations in a hotel, motel, or similar transient lodging establishment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 626 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Connolly — 64–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Rubio — primary (person)
Ashby — coauthor (person)
Smallwood-Cuevas — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2023-03-01 Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. referral-committee
2023-04-11 Set for hearing April 19.
2023-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 833.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-21 Set for hearing May 1.
2023-05-01 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 1209.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-26 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2023-06-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-12 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 12). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-07-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-24 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 1. Page 2796.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-24 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2023-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2023-09-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-09-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 182, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2b7b13e2-affe-4db8-9a0a-500c1430e982. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).