FT 10-24: Fremont Healthy Lungs Act (Passed)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

AN ACT
To revise the Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act and to finance public anti-smoking campaigns

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Fremont Healthy Lungs Act.

Section 2: Amendment to Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act

The Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act is amended:

Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act

To prohibit individuals from smoking in a vehicle with passengers under the age of 18

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act”.

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:

(1) The term "smoke" shall mean the inhaling and exhaling of a vapor produced by the burning, heating, or lighting of a tobacco product or drug in a cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other device, or the use of such device. (2) The term "electronic cigarette" shall mean a device that produces a nicotine vapor that can be inhaled.

Section 3. Rules

(a) In general. -

It shall be a summary offense for an individual to smoke or use an electronic cigarette in a vehicle that has one or more passengers that are under 18 years of age.  Individuals that are under 18 years of age shall not be charged under this section if they are the only minor present in the vehicle.

(b) Penalty. -

An individual caught violating subsection (a), upon conviction, shall:

(1) on the first offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $250; (2) on the second offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $500 and have their license suspended for 30 days; (3) on the third offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $750 and have their license suspended for 90 days; and (4) for any offense thereafter within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $1000 and have their license suspended for 1 year.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.

Section 3: Appropriation for public anti-smoking campaign

$1,500,000 shall be appropriated for the FY2020 budget for the financing of public health campaigns to discourage use of tobacco.

Parliament of the Commonwealth of Fremont
Passed

Sponsor: Scott
Designation: FT 10-24

[Esteemed Jimmy]

FT 10-24 is now on the floor. Debate on this legislation has begun and shall last for no less than 72 hours.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

This bill proposes sensible changes to the PCFSV and finances a public anti-smoking campaign for the next budget, an idea I hope we can all get on board with.

I will not support the increasing of any fines; the bill in its current state punishes the poor enough.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

If we're getting rid of the license suspension I'd rather like it that we increase fines accordingly.

The bill as it stands punishes the poor enough IMO.

We're significantly watering down the punishments. I do feel a small increase in fines would be wise.
In addition, I do think we should expand this to all types of smoking, not just Tobacco.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

If we're getting rid of the license suspension I'd rather like it that we increase fines accordingly.

The bill as it stands punishes the poor enough IMO.

We're significantly watering down the punishments. I do feel a small increase in fines would be wise.
In addition, I do think we should expand this to all types of smoking, not just Tobacco.

Increasing the fines defeats the purpose of this bill making the law slightly more favorable to the poor.  Having the fines be a flat fee as opposed to indexed by income already makes it regressive in nature.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

If we're getting rid of the license suspension I'd rather like it that we increase fines accordingly.

The bill as it stands punishes the poor enough IMO.

We're significantly watering down the punishments. I do feel a small increase in fines would be wise.
In addition, I do think we should expand this to all types of smoking, not just Tobacco.

Increasing the fines defeats the purpose of this bill making the law slightly more favorable to the poor.  Having the fines be a flat fee as opposed to indexed by income already makes it regressive in nature.

I think in the long run we do need to introduce a point system for our licences.
Also, we can work on making our tax structure more progressive next parliament when we have to do this year's budget.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I will support these changes.

[AustralianSwingVoter]

I'll reluctantly support this bill if we can commit to introducing a demerit points system for Fremont Licences in the near future.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I motion for a final vote. Members have 24 hours for objections.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

A final vote has started on FT 10-24, which shall last for 48 hours or until the whole membership has voted.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Aye

[Sherrod Brown Shill]

Aye

[Don Vito Corleone]

Aye

[AustralianSwingVoter]

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

As someone who has to put up with her father smoking cigarettes in his car every day on her car ride to school, I proudly vote

AYE!

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Aye.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

FT 10-24 has passed by a vote of 5-0-0-2.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

AN ACT
To revise the Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act and to finance public anti-smoking campaigns

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Fremont Healthy Lungs Act.

Section 2: Amendment to Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act

The Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act is amended:

Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act

To prohibit individuals from smoking in a vehicle with passengers under the age of 18

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Protecting Children From Smoking in Vehicles Act”.

Section 2. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:

(1) The term "smoke" shall mean the inhaling and exhaling of a vapor produced by the burning, heating, or lighting of a tobacco product or drug in a cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other device, or the use of such device. (2) The term "electronic cigarette" shall mean a device that produces a nicotine vapor that can be inhaled.

Section 3. Rules

(a) In general. -

It shall be a summary offense for an individual to smoke or use an electronic cigarette in a vehicle that has one or more passengers that are under 18 years of age.  Individuals that are under 18 years of age shall not be charged under this section if they are the only minor present in the vehicle.

(b) Penalty. -

An individual caught violating subsection (a), upon conviction, shall:

(1) on the first offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $250; (2) on the second offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $500 and have their license suspended for 30 days; (3) on the third offense within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $750 and have their license suspended for 90 days; and (4) for any offense thereafter within a 5 2 year period, be required to pay a fine of $1000 and have their license suspended for 1 year.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.

Section 3: Appropriation for public anti-smoking campaign

$1,500,000 shall be appropriated for the FY2020 budget for the financing of public health campaigns to discourage use of tobacco.

Parliament of the Commonwealth of Fremont
Passed