South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 4644

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Clyburn
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5085cm12.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3427

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Smoking in a motor vehicle

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/24/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   1/24/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 14)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2012

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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 WHILE A CHILD OF PRESCHOOL AGE IS ALSO 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 while a child of preschool age 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 one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days."

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

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