PRINTER'S NO. 645
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
607
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, MURT, KINSEY, FREEMAN, V. BROWN,
SCHLOSSBERG, DEAN, CHARLTON, HAGGERTY, DeLUCA, MOUL AND
FITZGERALD, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions, providing for
protection of children from second-hand smoke.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 3701.2. Protection of children from second-hand smoke.
(a) Offense.-- An individual may not smoke in a vehicle that
is transporting a child under 12 years of age.
(b) Grading.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), an individual
who violates subsection (a) commits a summary offense and
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100.
(2) An individual who, after being sentenced under
paragraph (1), violates subsection (a) commits a summary
offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a
fine of $250.
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(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "smoke"
means to carry a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe or other smoking
device.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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