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  6. HB 26

HB 26

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Votes
  • 6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Rolanda Hollis
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Motor vehicles, smoking of tobacco products prohibited in vehicle with minor present
Description

Under existing law, there is no prohibition against smoking tobacco products in a motor vehicle when a minor is also riding in the vehicle

This bill would prohibit smoking tobacco products in a motor vehicle when a minor is also riding in the vehicle

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To prohibit the smoking of tobacco products in motor vehicles when a minor is present in the vehicle; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Subjects
Tobacco

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 6, 2018 S Re-referred to Committee on County and Municipal Government
February 8, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services
January 30, 2018 H Jones intended to vote Nay
January 30, 2018 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 143
January 30, 2018 H Third Reading Passed
January 18, 2018 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
January 9, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 7, 2018 ROOM 304 at 12:00 Senate HLTH Hearing
Hearing January 18, 2018 Room 200 at 11:00 House JUDY Hearing
Hearing January 17, 2018 Room 200 at 13:30 House JUDY Hearing
Hearing August 17, 2016 Room 531 at 16:00 House LL Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB 26 PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-01-30
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB 26 - Introduced

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