HB 1244 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2201
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1244
AN ACT prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 14
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2201
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 188-171 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 8, 2024: Special Order to Regular Calendar of next Session day Without Objection HJ 7
Feb. 20, 2024: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 20, 2024: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2024 (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 9 P. 31
Feb. 7, 2024: Executive Session: 02/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/06/2024 01:30 pm LOB 203
Dec. 1, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Transportation