Bill Text: SC S0340 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Unlawful to somke in a car with a minor in the vehicle
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-13 - Referred to Committee on Transportation [S0340 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2025-S0340-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 340
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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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 THERE IS A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD OR YOUNGER PASSENGER AND TO PROVIDE FOR A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. 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 twelve 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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