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HB 368 · 2025 · House · Transportation Committee

Ban smoking near young passengers

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prohibiting smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger is under 16 years of age.

Prohibits smoking and the use of e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger under the age of 16 is present.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits smoking and e-cigarettes in motor vehicles when a passenger under the age of 16 is in the vehicle.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“No person shall smoke tobacco products or e-cigarettes in a motor vehicle at any time when a child under the age of 16 is in the vehicle.”
RSA 265:107-b
“The fine for a violation of this section shall be $100, provided that a police officer may enforce the provisions of this section only as a secondary action when the police officer detains a driver of a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI.”
RSA 265:107-b

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Peter SchmidtDPrime

Public testimony

14 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

64% support36% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Of course I support this, children have a right to not be inundated with secondhand smoke. I thought this was already law from the 90s.”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokesupports
“Children have the right to have healthy lungs. If adults want to smoke, that is fine, but children deserve to have clean air”
— Jennifer Suitter, Merrimacksupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate9–7
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Feb 20, 2025HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted213–157How they voted
    Overall
    58% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    203–399% yea
    Democrats
    10–1546% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation49:58–54:564m 58slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Feb 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor54:38–1:02:588m 20slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 213-157

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 17
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 10:40 am LOB 203
  3. Feb 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2025 10:40 am LOB 203
  4. Feb 4, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 12 P. 12
  5. Feb 6, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Feb 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 213-157 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 19

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.