HB 753

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 09, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Smoking; Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who smokes in presence of a minor under the age of 15.

Abstract

Smoking with a minor under the age of 15 present;penalty. Creates a Class 3 misdemeanor for any person who smokes,as defined in the bill, in the presence of a minor under the age of15 and directly exposes such minor to secondhand smoke. The billalso allows a conviction for smoking in the presence of a minor ora conviction for smoking in a vehicle with a minor present to beadmissible in any proceeding in which it is alleged that a childis abused and neglected.

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Feb 13, 2024

House

Left in Courts of Justice

Jan 22, 2024

House

House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

Jan 19, 2024

House

Assigned Courts sub: Criminal

Jan 09, 2024

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100826D

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100826D PDF HTML

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