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Ban on smoking with children in car clears Oklahoma House committee

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By Greg Brown
Feb 22, 2017

A bill that could stop Oklahomans from smoking with kids in the car has cleared a House committee.

The bill by Rep. Donnie Condit, D-McAlester, would make it illegal to smoke cigarettes, pipes or cigars if a child is in a vehicle.

The penalty for violating the law would be a $20 fine.

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