Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property. (HB1334)
Introduced By
Del. Harvey Morgan (R-Gloucester)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Littering; cigarette butts. Prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property. Any person convicted of violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250. However, in lieu of appearing in court, the violator may mail or personally deliver payment of $75 to the clerk of the court. Read the Bill »
Status
03/01/2010: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/22/2010 | Committee |
01/22/2010 | Presented and ordered printed 10103255D |
01/22/2010 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
02/01/2010 | Assigned GL sub: #3 ABC/Gaming |
02/04/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) |
02/09/2010 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (19-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2010 | Committee substitute printed 10105165D-H1 |
02/10/2010 | Read first time |
02/11/2010 | Read second time |
02/11/2010 | Committee substitute agreed to 10105165D-H1 |
02/11/2010 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1334H1 |
02/12/2010 | Read third time and passed House (87-Y 8-N) |
02/12/2010 | VOTE: --- PASSAGE (87-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2010 | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
02/18/2010 | Rereferred from Transportation (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2010 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
02/24/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
03/01/2010 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
I didn't realize that cig butts were considered litter.
If cigarette butts aren't litter... then what are they? I frequently walk around my college campus (Virginia Tech) and I am appalled at the amount of cigarette butts that are on the ground. Though the university makes great efforts to prevent this litter from accumulating, there is a vast shortage of enforcement to penalize these individuals who refuse to put their cigarette butts in the trash.
Just being facetious, Renee. But apparently a lot of smokers truly don't consider them trash. Maybe now they will. Why weren't they considered trash/littering before? How are they any different from gum, gum wrappers, and other small particles of trash?