HB26 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rolanda HollisRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Motor vehicles, smoking of tobacco products prohibited in vehicle with minor present

Summary

HB 26 would prohibit smoking tobacco products in motor vehicles when a minor is present.

What This Bill Does

If passed, it would make it unlawful to smoke a tobacco product in a vehicle that has a minor passenger. It defines smoking and tobacco product to align with existing Alabama law and imposes a fine of up to $100 for each violation. The bill also notes it is exempt from local-fund approval requirements because it creates a new crime or changes an existing one, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Minors riding in motor vehicles, who would be protected from tobacco smoke where the law applies
• Drivers and other passengers who smoke tobacco in a vehicle with a minor present, who could be fined up to $100 per violation

Key Provisions

• Prohibits smoking tobacco products in a motor vehicle when a minor is present as a passenger
• Definitions: smoke and tobacco product use the same meanings as established in specified Alabama code sections
• Penalty: a fine not exceeding $100 for each violation
• Exemption from Amendment 621 local-funds requirements because the bill creates a new crime or amends an existing crime
• Effective date: first day of the third month after passage and governor approval

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Subjects

Tobacco