Smoking; unlawful for person 18 years old to smoke in vehicle with minor present, civil penalty. (SB975)

Introduced By

Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk)

Progress

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

Description

Smoking in vehicle with minor present. Provides that any person who smokes in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, when a minor under the age of 15 is in the motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty of $100. The offense may be charged on a uniform traffic summons. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13
01/08/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102217D
01/08/2013Referred to Committee on Transportation
01/16/2013Rereferred from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/16/2013Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/28/2013Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2013Impact statement from DPB (SB975)
01/29/2013Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2013Read second time
01/30/2013Reading of amendments waived
01/30/2013Committee amendments agreed to
01/30/2013Engrossed by Senate as amended SB975E
01/30/2013Printed as engrossed 13102217D-E
01/31/2013Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2013Placed on Calendar
02/05/2013Read first time
02/05/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/06/2013Referred from Courts of Justice
02/06/2013Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
02/08/2013Tabled 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 48 seconds.

Comments

Roger writes:

Why do Democrats want to protect children now.
They have a completely different set of morals when the child is in the womb.

Debra McDonald writes:

We do not need laws to make people have common sense! I am a former smoker! I had children! I did not smoke in my house or in my car! If we establish a law about smoking in your vehicle with a minor present -- what's next? Not allowing a minor to eat at McDonalds? This is wrong! I do NOT support such a bill.

Thanks.

robert legge writes:

Roger- 10 Republican Senators voted for the bill too.
Debra- Actually there are a lot of people who don't have much common sense. And smokers can really help themselves. They're drug addicts.