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S 26
Session 125 (2023-2024)


S 0026  General Bill, By JacksonNext and K. Johnson
 A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO
 AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN A
 MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH A MINOR IS A PASSENGER AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

   11/30/2022  Senate Prefiled
   11/30/2022  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/10/2023  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 25)
   1/10/2023  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 25)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/30/2022


S 26 General Bill, By PreviousJackson and K. Johnson

A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 56-5-3910 so as to PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO SMOKE A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH A MINOR IS A PASSENGER 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 S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 56-5-3910.   (A) It is unlawful for a person to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle while a person who is less than eighteen years old is a passenger.

   (B) As contained in this section, "tobacco product" means a product that contains tobacco and is intended for human consumption.

   (C) A person who violates this section must be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each violation.

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

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