Georgia Senate Bill 130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-02 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the uniform rules of the road, so as to provide that any person in control of a motor vehicle who smokes or permits another occupant to smoke when a person under the age of 15 is in the vehicle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; to provide for secondary enforcement; to define a certain term; to provide a penalty; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Smokefree Cars for Children Act"; any person in control of a motor vehicle who smokes; person under the age of 15 in vehicle; misdemeanor

Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]	Sen. Jesse Stone [R]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]
Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

2015-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #139 (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 6 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-02	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2015-03-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2015-03-19	House	House Second Readers
2015-03-18	House	House First Readers
2015-03-13	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2015-03-13	Senate	Senate Third Read
2015-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2015-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2015-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2015-02-18	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43896
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/148395
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/151219
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/152529
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/43896#12475