South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 558

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Jackson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5672cm19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3308, 3315

Introduced in the Senate on February 26, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Smoking in car

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/26/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/26/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/26/2019

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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 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 1976 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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