An Act to protect little lungs
HD 2446 prohibits smoking in motor vehicles where a child is secured by a child passenger restraint. It directly affects drivers and passengers in vehicles with children in car seats, imposing a $100 fine for violations. The bill requires law enforcement to issue warnings (not citations) for the first 90 days after enactment, prohibits searches based solely on this violation, and clarifies that violations won't count as moving violations for insurance surcharges. It also states such violations can't be used as evidence of negligence in civil cases.
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