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Committee carries over bill banning smoking in vehicles with children under 12; debate on age threshold and THC inclusion
Summary
S340, which would prohibit smoking a tobacco product in a motor vehicle when a passenger under 12 is present, was carried over after lawmakers debated whether to change the age threshold (suggestions ranged from booster-seat age to older ages) and whether to expand the ban to include THC-containing products.
The Senate Transportation Committee carried over S340, legislation that would make it unlawful to smoke a tobacco product in a motor vehicle while a passenger under the age of 12 is present.
David Owens, staff to the committee, explained the bill’s operative language and a subcommittee amendment that adopts the South Carolina code definition of “tobacco product” and delays effectiveness for six months after the…
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