States go after smoking in vehicles with kids

Pretty good read from stateline.org:

Thirteen states ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, including bars and restaurants, to protect people from puffs of others’ cigarettes. But now there’s a move afoot to fence off the private space inside a motor vehicle if children are present.

Arkansas pioneered the policy in April 2006 after state Rep. Bob Mathis (D) introduced a bill to shield children strapped in car seats from secondhand smoke. Critics didn’t believe his proposal would go anywhere, but the Legislature passed it overwhelmingly in less than two days. And then-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), a reformed health enthusiast, signed it.

At least 14 legislatures have introduced bills to ban smoking in vehicles in the last six months.