Bill Text: GA HB1423 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Public health and morals; smoking in vehicles with child passenger; provide for crime
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-22 - House Second Readers [HB1423 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1423-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1423
By:
Representatives Gordon of the
162nd,
Glanton of the
76th,
Mayo of the
91st,
Long of the
61st,
Stephens of the
161st,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions for offenses against public health and
morals, so as to provide for the crime of smoking in a motor vehicle while a
child is restrained in a child passenger restraining system; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions for offenses against public health and morals, is amended
by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"16-12-2.1.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke tobacco in any form in the presence
of a child who is in a child passenger restraining system in a passenger
automobile, van, or pickup truck.
(b)
A person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.