South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 3023

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.A. Pitts, Merrill, Parker and Brady
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7004ahb09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Smoking

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2008  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-25
   1/13/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-25
   1/27/2009  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brady

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A DRIVER OR OCCUPANT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT WHEN A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS AN OCCUPANT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-3910.    (A)    It is unlawful for a driver or occupant of a private or public passenger motor vehicle to smoke a tobacco product, as defined in Section 16-17-501, when a minor under the age of eighteen is also an occupant of the motor vehicle.

(B)    A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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