Bill Text: FL S0594 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Use of Tobacco Products in Motor Vehicles
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-05-02 - Died in Transportation [S0594 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0594-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SB 594 By Senator Bean 4-00824-14 2014594__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the use of tobacco products in 3 motor vehicles; creating s. 316.6136, F.S.; 4 prohibiting smoking a tobacco product in a motor 5 vehicle in which a minor is present; providing 6 penalties; providing for secondary enforcement; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 316.6136, Florida Statutes, is created 12 to read: 13 316.6136 Smoking in vehicle in which a minor is present; 14 prohibition.— 15 (1) A person smoking a tobacco product in a motor vehicle 16 in which a minor is present commits a nonmoving violation, 17 punishable as provided in chapter 318. As used in this 18 subsection, the term “smoking” has the same meaning as provided 19 in s. 386.203. 20 (2) Enforcement of this section may be accomplished only as 21 a secondary action after a driver has been detained for a 22 suspected violation of another offense. 23 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2014.