South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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S. 26
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson and K. Johnson
Document Path: SMIN-0006AA23.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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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