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SB 2596: Smoking In Vehicles/Minor Passengers [CPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Crist

Smoking In Vehicles/Minor Passengers [CPSC]; Provides for enhanced penalties for any moving or nonmoving violation committed by a person driving or in control of a motor vehicle while a person in the vehicle is smoking when a minor is in the vehicle, regardless of whether the vehicle is in operation or parked. Provides that enforcement must only be a secondary action when the driver of the motor vehicle has been detained for another violation of specified provisions, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2010
Last Action: 4/30/2010 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2010 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2010 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00221
    3/11/2010 Senate • Introduced -SJ 00221
    4/1/2010 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/07/10, 10:15 am, 37-S
    4/7/2010 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00523
    4/8/2010 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00523
    4/30/2010 Senate • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

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  • SB 2596, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2010 at 1:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2010 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1141 Smoking in Vehicles with Minor Passengers Ambler Identical Last Action: 4/30/2010 H Died in Committee on Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy (EDCA)
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/7/2010 10:15 AM Transportation 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.6135 Leaving children unattended or unsupervised in motor vehicles; penalty; authority of law enforcement officer.
    318.18 Amount of penalties.

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