I think it should be law nationwide. If its illegal to smoke in bars and eating establishments because second hand smoke is bad for you how healthy is it to smoke in such a small area. It disgusts me when I see someone smoking in their car with a baby in it.

I totally agree with this and also think it should be nation wide. I also think it shouldn't matter if the windows are up or down, if the car is moving or not. Also, I think that it should be a child endangerment/abuse offence.

I think it is horrible to smoke around kids and I am talking not only about enclosed spaces…just to be around kids with the cigarettes. At the same time I am against this bill, because it should not be government matter. A car is personal property and it should be up to people. It would be similar if to create a law to ban putting animals in the car, because some passengers might have an allergy.

I think this ban is ridiculous, yes smoke is bad for kids, I agree with that, but at the same time my personal opinion is that for my child is bad to look at the obese people. My child scared of them, so let’s ban obese from society.

I agree you should not smoke around kids.But how much power should we give the gov. what you do in your car is your buisness and it wont stop there.how many rights have we voted away for the better part of plp. around us. For example seat belt laws,yes it's dumb not to wear one. But its not the gov. place to tell me how safe to live my life, because someone else wants to impose there will on others.We need to vote more freedom not less.Thats what this country was built on,not to take away your own personal choice even if it is stupid.

We should not make laws like this. How about something new??? Take responsibility for yourself and your kids. I am not my brothers beeper and it saddens me to see so many irresponsible people in this world today; waiting for someone to take the reigns of their life and make everything OK...

wake up America

I agree you should not smoke around kids. Thay have no way to defend them self's my son told me that he was in his grandmothers care and passed out from the smoking going on and it after years now at 14 coused very bad breathing problems it should be child abuse.

I think the government needs to take care of government and stop putting us further in debt!!! It is time the government accepts that people with children are usally smarter than government to raise their own children with out being told every step to take. This not a fee country if the gtovernment is so involed in our lifes they can't take of legimate business of the country. Sometime count the many laws that have taken a considerit amount of time and yet it is stuff to tell us what to at all times. What is this!!

I completely support this. Forcing children to inhale your poisonous habit is one of the most selfish acts you could perform. Yes, you have the right to smoke in your car or your house but you do not have the right to force a child's developing body through the slow suicide you've chosen for yourself. Some knee-jerk slackjaws have gone to the "obesity" well once again in defense of their addiction but a child won't pack on the pounds because of their parents' cheeseburger.

While I do understand how some may feel the ban is an invasion of their personal right to smoke, what about the rights of your child? I felt the same way when I worked as a waitress to see babies in high chairs in the smoking section as their caregivers seemed oblivious to the damage they were doing to that child's developing lungs.

If you want to poison yourself, that's entirely your own choice. But as a mother myself, I think it's selfish and abusive to force a toddler strapped in a car seat to suffer the side effects of your choice.

Smokers are self centered morons. They claim their smoking in their car doesn't harm anyone - but they hang their LIT cigarettes out of the car windows (so they don't have to breathe their own smoke) and force those of us who are non-smokers (sitting behind their vehicle at a light) to breathe THEIR smoke. Then they whine and cry and claim their smoking in their vehicle doesn't harm anyone???

ALL smoking in vehicles should be IMMEDIATELY BANNED. I do NOT want to breathe it. The self centered care-about-nobody-else smokers force it on others every time they hang their lit cigarette outside of their open car window.

No I do not agree with this. Its bad enough that the government has their hands in just about every aspect of our lives, if we let them have this one as well, are we going to let them tell us when we can use the restroom? or when we can make love to our spouses? Or how many children we can have? I Think not. As a smoker I do not smoke around my child, in a car with windows down or in my home. I smoke outside even in the cold winter. Common sence is what is needed in this.

I'm completely baffled how anyone can be against this. A child's body is especially susceptible to the damaging effects of second hand smoke. Anyone who is too stupid or selfish to still smoke around children deserves a lot more than a fine.
This is not big government invading your life. This is the government protecting those who cannot protect themselves. Unfortunately, not everyone has the common sense to not light up around their children, Linda.
Besides, actually look at the law. You can't be pulled over just for smoking with children. You have to be pulled over for some other violation. If there was any part of the proposed law that should be changed it would be that part.

Let's ban smoking in cars, in peoples houses. You know what, let's ban music in cars also because some people seem to think that some music isn't good for kids to listen too. Let's put a fine on arguing with a spouse in your car because it affects the kids to see mommy and daddy fighting with each other. The government needs to get out of peoples lives and focus on itself. What they need to be doing is going after all of the corrupt morons running our government.

This is another invasion of privacy law by the do gooder liberals in this state. I'm sick of liberals telling me what is good for me and my family.

Oh, and Kim is an idiot.

I am a health care worker and though people do have the right to freely choose what they do,What about the rights of the children that depend on us to make good decisions for them? I have seen so many respitory problems over the yeaes involving children from second hand smoke. Unfortionatly this will follow them in their adult yeares for choices we as adults have made out of selfishness!

I am a health care worker and though people do have the right to freely choose what they do,What about the rights of the children that depend on us to make good decisions for them? I have seen so many respitory problems over the yeaes involving children from second hand smoke. Unfortionatly this will follow them in their adult yeares for choices we as adults have made out of selfishness!

I think that right now we have bigger issues than to worry about smoking in cars or useing cell phones or any other petty problems.

What this board should be asking is what can we do to get Americans back to work.

This is tough, I really don't believe we should mandate common sense in a free world. Yet, as a young girl growing up it was horrific for me to travel with my family because of the heavy smoke from both of my parents. I was the child in the back seat that had to frequently get out to vomit. No wonder I thought I hated long car trips. I'm now over 50 years old and very proud that I never took up smoking. I also feel blessed to have healthy lungs, call me lucky. It would have been a treat to know that others cared about my well being back then. Instead, I was taught to 'not complain' and suffer through the caustic air.

Just one more example of to much government control. Educate the masses. Let people be responsible for their own. People need to take responsibility for their actions and not be rewarded for being idiots and jerks.

smoking in cars ok win it is illegal to pick your nose in your car my be they are giving cops out to pull smoker over or the crack head ho wood be first? this crap why and who lit these guy stay in office

funny, it sounds like your ignorance has reached a blinding level... your children are scared of obese people because a certain someone raised them that way. and how is this ban ridiculous? like you said, smoking is bad for children, so shouldnt encasing them in a car full of smoke be considered child abuse? it should also be considered providing tobacco to a minor.

and this is not about invasion of privacy, guess who gets to pay for your childs medical bills because they develop asthma from second hand smoke and you cant pay for insurance because you have to buy cigarettes?? me. gtfo.

Government Control Over Everything and Everyone!
Socialism is Here!

Yes, I was subjected to years of 2nd hand smoke and now have a variety of medical problems my Doctors say are a direct result of being in a smoke filled environment for my 1st 18 years. Chronic Bronchitis, severe sinus infections 5 x 6 times a year. I was an all state athlete in high school and a pretty good college baseball player as well but thanks to my parents ignornorance I'm sick all of the time. They still refuse to stop smoking in the house so they don't see their grandchildren often as they refuse to travel to see them. SMOKERS, please educate yourselves about the dangers of 2nd hand smoke. It may save your family some serious grief.

The gov't should ban smoking period!!!!

Why not just ban tobacco products and be done with it? The stuff is no good for anyone in any way. While at it, ban ALL cell phone use from all vehicles with the exception of police, fire and ambulance.

I am a non-smoker and don't like the smell of it, but, this another step, in a long line of steps, in Big Brother's control of individual rights. We now have one party rule, why not do it in lock step and bow to Big Government policies that infringe on individual rights. Soon we may have a civilian security force to enforce miniscule rules. America has become a nation of nannies and victims by small minded people. One person mentioned obesity. Let's ban obesity. Let's ban pimples in public, purple or multi-color hair. let's ban spandex since it looks so gross on so many. Let's ban plumbers crack jeans as indecent exposure. Let's ban pregnancy so we don't have to deal with the murder of innocents (abortion). On and on...

Definition of the liberal left - someone who wants to look good to the masses by doing what they think is best for everyone but themselves. Do as I say, Not as I do... Lets ban taxes since congressman get a pass.

maybe they forgot to include this on the cigarette pack warning. sweden and iceland are a few who say (protect the childeren- dont let them inhale tobacco smoke)
wykopedia link to smoking lables from all over the world-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_packaging_warning_messages

People in this country often refer to themselves and this country as the "Land of the Free." What a JOKE!! We have more laws, ordinances, rules, statutes, etc, than ALL other nations combined! Let's try and think of better ideas than banning things and making more laws...The ultra right wing radical Republicans are at it again, our own home grown Taliban!! They must be stopped before they Christianize this great nation with their radical con-manservative agenda!

I remember growing up in the 60's and 70's and riding in the car with my dad and step-mom. They both smoked heavily, and oftentimes would have the windows closed tight, I remember just hacking and coughing all of the time, and my clothes smelling nasty. I have never had the desire to smoke and I have had some mild respiratory issues (chronic bronchitis). I feel that this ban should be enacted Nationwide. There is a law that states if as an EMT we get called to a house for a child with respiratory illness on several occasions, and it is determined the parents smoked in the house we have to report it. If this is so, then why not in cars too?

From a Firefighter's perspective, I also see way too many "Car smokers" wh do not use their vehicles built in ashtray. This is one of the largest reasons for Wildfires. I cannot count how many times I wished I was a police officer and had the ability to pull some idiot over for tossing their lit cigarette butt out of their car/pickup/SUV window, and issue them nice $1,000.00 citation.

By all means CPT RON, arsonists should receive very heavy citations.

I support this, and as soon as it is passed; I am going to write my (non-smoking) state legislator to create a bill that would prohibit anyone from smoking in a structure that contains children, such as their home.
Shouldn't they be allowed to grow up, without anyone (including their parents), attempting to harm them in their own home.

A.R.Mascott says -
Let's have more Parental Controls. The Government (and the liberal left) knows best!!! To hell with all you ignorant parents. You have no right to know if you 14 year old gets an abortion, so you might as well give up some more of your rights in your home.

I've been hearing about this law for the past few weeks and I think it's a good idea. I have not heard everything about this law so I wonder how vague it is. Just how do they define children? Do they define children as anyone under the age of eighteen or is it younger? I believe that if this law is passed it should define children, in this case, as under the age of thirteen.

I smoke and I don't care what you think.
I am considerate of all others.
My point here would be: laws, rules like this are nothing more than social engineering, when will you be engineered out of a job,out of your neighborhood,
forced to ride the bus, work in their fields because you are in a farm community you will be a farmer.

Glean through the headlines, most of what you see is someone is going to spend money, usually your money to stop what they deem as intolerant.
if you don't like it, go tell them so YOU go punch the overweight smoker in the nose and see what happens, may cost you some skin, but won't cost anyone else their job and the children will stay in their home where they belong

Are you "just a few pounds overweight"? Enjoy those hot bulbs at the tanning salon? Have you ever bought your child or grandchild a candy bar, can of soda, or bag of potato chips? Do you encourage exercise (or television watching) by your own example? Pizza for the family for dinner? Provide "just some beer" for underage teen children and their friends? It's easy to point a finger at what others should do, as long as you don't have to change anything in your own life. Smoking isn't okay around kids... but be sure to point that finger at yourself and you make an improvement too.
Think twice about letting the government dictate what you do in your own space. I can smell your barbecue - it stinks.

I think this law is ridiculous.As is the helmet law and the seat belt law.You are an adult and you should be able to choose whether or not to smoke in your car,wear your seat belt,or wear a helmet when out riding.I can belting the kids in the car and putting a helmet on their heads when riding.But this smoking law is not even right!!!

How about a $1000 dollar fine for all drivers using a cell phone in the car! These drivers kill people.

FIND A REAL PROBLEM THEN MAKE A LAW FOR THAT.
yea its wrong to smoke in a car with a child, and if you can't figure that out maybe you should not have had a child.
thats the problem with oregon they can not figure out any good laws and why make this a nation wide law. we are americans we have rights, we are still a free country correct or did i miss that to over night like the 9 cents gas went up, uncle sam can not keep telling us what to do in and on our own property.

I've got a great idea. We will pass a law that the only people who can legally have children are thin, wealthy, nonsmokers with an IQ in the gifted range, who drive only "green" cars with a high crash test rating, who have at least one stay at home parent to respond to the child's every need and have a Masters in child psychology. If you don't fit the profile, we can have a government-sponsored and enforced sterilization program. For God's sake, in this time of economic crisis, doesn't the government have anything more important to worry about than legislating parenting skills?

I totally agree with that law, kids should not suffer from second hand smoke in that situation,
as long they don't ban people from smoking in their own vehicles while being alone.

yes, I am a smoker, but lets make it all illeagal, and see where the naysayers are gonna come up with the monnies collected on ciggarette taxes..too fund thier liberal programs....such hipocracy.........its gonna get worse

Hey Chuck, your a loser! Selfish a-holes like you are we we need the law so you don't poisen your own children and ours. Boy, that sounds pretty libral doesn't it? Baffoon!
Librals don't care, its the Ultra Radical Right Wing Republicans who say smoking is evil and un- Christian, not the librals. And its the right wingers who take MILLIONS from the tobacco growers...Talk about hypocracy...Sheesh!

yeah, but its the liberals who want too tax it, on one hand, while funding projects, and insisit on anti smoking laws, too further thier agenda...