HB49 Alabama 2022 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Nicotine, motor vehicles, smoking of tobacco products prohibited in vehicle with child aged 14 and under present
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there is no prohibition
against smoking tobacco products or vaping in a
motor vehicle when a child is also present in the
vehicle</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit smoking tobacco
products or vaping in a motor vehicle when a child
aged 14 years or under is also present in the
vehicle</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to nicotine; to prohibit the smoking of
tobacco products or vaping in motor vehicles when a child aged
ears or under 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, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section
111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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Subjects
Tobacco
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB49 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |