Relating to a prohibition against smoking in a motor vehicle with a child present and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2020
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to smoking in a motor vehicle with a child present. The bill prohibits a person from smoking in a motor vehicle if a person under years of age is present in the motor vehicle. A violation of the bill shall not be considered a moving violation. A person convicted of a violation of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation, and the scheduled fine is $75. The bill requires the department of transportation and the department of public safety to establish educational programs to foster compliance with the requirements of the bill.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 22, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Michael Breitbach R
• Sen. J. Smith
• Sen. Dan Zumbach REmail

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