Smoking in cars; unlawful for a person thereto when minor is present, civil penalty. (SB1106)

Introduced By

Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Smoking in cars with minor present; civil penalty. Makes it unlawful for a person to smoke in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, in which a minor is present, punishable by a fine not to exceed $100. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/13/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 090669286
01/13/2009Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/22/2009Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2009Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/27/2009Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/04/2009Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (7-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2009Committee substitute printed 090914286-S1
02/06/2009Impact statement from DPB (SB1106S1)
02/06/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2009Read second time
02/09/2009Reading of substitute waived
02/09/2009Committee substitute agreed to 090914286-S1
02/09/2009Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1106S1
02/10/2009Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2009Placed on Calendar
02/13/2009Read first time
02/13/2009Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
02/18/2009Assigned MPPS sub: #2
02/19/2009Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
02/28/2009Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 8 minutes.

Comments

Maya McGregor writes:

This bill has been failed? Why? I am a 11 year old child and my father, grandfather, and grandmother smokes. I am at the risk of getting second-hand smoke disease. It is proven that inhaling second-hand smoke is the same as smoking 10 cigarettes. That is worst then smoking then just smoking.

Shane Allin writes:

Why do you need to smoke in a car anyways? It is very disgusting.

Jordan Weiss writes:

I am also an 11 year old child that has relatives that smoke. Smoking is a disgusting habit and no one likes being around it. Some people think that it does not matter because the kids are not smoking but second hand smoking has the same effect as first-hand smoking.