HB 1401 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
12Mar2020... 0379h
2020 SESSION
20-2152
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1401
AN ACT prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19; Rep. Cleaver, Hills. 35; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits smoking and e-cigarettes 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Mar2020... 0379h 20-2152
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes 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 or e-cigarettes 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, provided that a police officer may enforce the provisions of this section only as a secondary action when the police officer detains a driver of a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 120 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 12, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 26, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
March 12, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-0379h: MA RC 174-109 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 199
March 12, 2020: Amendment # 2020-0379h: AA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 199
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-0379h for 03/11/2020 (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 10 P. 75
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2020-0379h (Vote 10-9; RC)
Feb. 26, 2020: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/26/2020 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 12, 2020: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/12/2020 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 4, 2020: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 22, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/22/2020 02:00 pm LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 20