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Senate approves bill banning smoking in cars with children after heated debate
Summary
The Utah Senate voted to advance House Bill 13, making it unlawful for an adult to smoke in a vehicle with children under 15 present; proponents cited child-health evidence and opponents raised civil-liberties and equity concerns; the motion to read for a third time passed 19–10.
The Utah Senate on the afternoon calendar advanced House Bill 13, which would prohibit smoking in motor vehicles when a child under 15 is present. Sponsor Senator Osman framed the bill as a child-protection measure, citing public-health studies on secondhand smoke concentration in enclosed vehicles and proposing a graduated enforcement approach: warnings during the first year and a $45 secondary offense thereafter, waivable if the violator enrolls…
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