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MS HB123
Bill
Status
Failed
1/30/2018
Primary Sponsor
John Hines
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AI Summary
- Prohibits any person from knowingly smoking in a motor vehicle when a child under six years of age is a passenger
- Defines "motor vehicle" as any vehicle required to have a passenger restraint system, excluding school buses, church buses, and public conveyances
- Defines "smoke" to include inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying, or possessing any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, or tobacco-containing device
- Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $25.00
- Effective date: July 1, 2018
Legislative Description
Smoking; prohibit in motor vehicle with child passenger under age six.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018
Committee Referrals
Public Health and Human Services1/2/2018
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