HB 368 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0415
05/11
HOUSE BILL 368
AN ACT prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.
SPONSORS: Rep. 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0415
05/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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. 4, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 20, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 213-157 02/20/2025 HJ 6
Feb. 6, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 6, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 12 P. 12
Feb. 6, 2025: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 10:40 am LOB 203
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 10:40 am LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 17