Smoking in cars with a minor present; civil penalty. (HB115)
Introduced By
Del. Joe Morrissey (D-Highland Springs)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Smoking in cars with a minor present; civil penalty. Makes it unlawful for a person to smoke in a motor vehicle with a child under the age of 13 present; punishable by a civil penalty of $100. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
- 01/03/2012 Committee
- 01/03/2012 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102552D
- 01/03/2012 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/13/2012 Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/24/2012 Impact statement from DPB (HB115)
- 01/30/2012 Subcommittee recommends no action
- 02/14/2012 Left in Courts of Justice
Comments
Keep your stinking laws and Government out of our cars and homes.
Stephen- Do you doubt that it is harmful to the kid's lungs? They have laws dealing with not buckling kids in their car seats. Do you object to that one?
Stephen - If you think something is stinking, it may be your car and clothes.
This should be a primary offense and cause to stop a vehicle. Can you imagine seeing an adult smoking in a closed car with children, but they are properly belted but you can't pull them.
However, if they weren't belted, you could pull them over.
So for seat belts, they MAY be in danger, but smoking in a car they ARE in danger but you can't pull them.
I say if your all against kids being around smoke, lets rip down all the chimney's, and plug all the car tail pipes on those gas guzzeling suv"s that you yuppies like to drive. PS, even I wear a seat belt these days.
Ummm.... "YOU yuppies" seems a bit presumptuous. You have no idea.
By the way, I don't like helmet or seatbelt law (however use both) for ADULTS; but putting kids at risk is ridiculous.
ps.... I bet you wear a seatbelt because it's the LAW and not that it makes sense.
I wear a seat belt because of all the drunk drivers that keep getting their license's back from a government that claims nothing is more important than protecting kids. As for wearing one because of a law, that wont happen.
I'm curious about the underlying principle behind this bill. Is it that any activity that presumably increases the health risk to a child should be punishable by law? If so, then Virginia stands to make a boatload of money next Halloween.