1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; prohibiting smoking in theatrical productions;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 144.413, subdivision 2; 144.414, subdivision 
1.4 	1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.4167, subdivision 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.413, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Public place. "Public place" means any enclosed, indoor area used by the 
1.8 	general public, including, but not limited to, restaurants; bars; any other food or liquor 
1.9 	establishment; retail stores and other commercial establishments; educational facilities 
1.10 	other than public schools, as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13; 
1.11 	hospitals; nursing homes; auditoriums; theaters; arenas; meeting rooms; and common 
1.12 	areas of rental apartment buildings.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.414, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subdivision 1.Public places, places of employment, public transportation, and 
1.15 	public meetings. Smoking shall not be permitted in and no person shall smoke in a public 
1.16 	place, at a public meeting, in a place of employment, or in public transportation, except as 
1.17 	provided in this section or section 144.4167.

1.18 	Sec. 3.  REPEALER.
 1.19 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.4167, subdivision 9, is repealed.

1.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.