HB 1608-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED

2000 SESSION

00-2008

01/09

HOUSE BILL 1608-FN-LOCAL

AN ACT relative to minors and smoking.

SPONSORS: Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 30; Rep. Splaine, Rock 34

COMMITTEE: Commerce

ANALYSIS

This bill changes the penalty for possession and use of tobacco products by minors to include a warning for the first offense.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

00-2008

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

AN ACT relative to minors and smoking.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Penalty Changed; Warning. Amend RSA 126-K:6, V to read as follows:

V. Any minor who violates this section shall receive a written warning, a copy of which shall be sent to the minor's parent or guardian, for the first offense and shall be guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 for each subsequent offense or [shall be] required to complete up to 20 hours of community service for each such offense, or both. Where available, punishment may also include participation in an education program.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.

LBAO

00-2008

12/17/99

HB 1608-FN-LOCAL - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to minors and smoking.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from an agency.