Smoking in cars with kids is banned in 11 states, and West Virginia could be next

FILE – West Virginia Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, a Republican from Kanawha County, listens to a colleague before the start of the 2020 regular legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va. The Senate passed a bill on Monday, which would ban smoking in cars on February 12, 2024 when children aged 16 and younger are present. Takubo, a pulmonologist, is the lead sponsor of the bill, which now heads to the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/John Raby, File)