HB 230 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0410
01/06
HOUSE BILL 230
AN ACT prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits smoking in motor vehicles when a passenger under the age of 16 is in the vehicle.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0410
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Special Rules of the Road; Smoking Prohibited. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 107-a the following new section:
265:107-b Smoking Prohibited.
I. No person shall smoke tobacco products in a motor vehicle at any time when a child under the age of 16 is in the vehicle.
II. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $100.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 120 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 12, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 7, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
: Died on Table
March 14, 2019: Lay on Table (Rep. Steven Smith): MA DV 178-142 03/14/2019 HJ 9 P. 42
: Special Order to 03/14/2019 Without Objection HJ 8 P. 60
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 11-7; RC)
March 7, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/07/2019 (Vote 11-7; RC) HC 14 P. 20
Feb. 12, 2019: Executive Session: 02/12/2019 02:00 pm LOB 203
Feb. 5, 2019: Public Hearing: 02/05/2019 11:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 42