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Utah Senate approves ban on smoking in vehicles with children under 5 after heated debate
Summary
The Utah Senate passed SB 14, making smoking in a motor vehicle with a child five or younger a secondary offense. Supporters cited child health and law‑enforcement assurances; opponents warned about enforceability and parental privacy. The measure moves to the House after an 18–10 roll call.
The Utah Senate on third reading approved Senate Bill 14, a measure that would make smoking in a motor vehicle with a child five years old or younger a secondary offense, advancing the bill to the House of Representatives.
Senator McCoy, the bill sponsor, told colleagues he had checked with the Utah Highway Patrol and other law‑enforcement organizations and that leaders there had no enforcement concerns because the offense is secondary. "It's a secondary offense," McCoy said, arguing officers routinely make judgment calls and that protecting young children from secondhand smoke…
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