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2001 SESSION

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SB 1041 Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses. Amends the law to allow a law-enforcement officer to stop a vehicle for failure of the driver or passengers to wear a seatbelt. However, the officer is not allowed to search or inspect a vehicle, its contents, the driver or a passenger because of a violation of this section alone.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 015855536  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 015855536
• 01/10/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/01/01  Senate: Reported from Transportation (9-Y 5-N)
• 02/02/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: Read second time
• 02/05/01  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/05/01  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Watkins rejected (18-Y 20-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1,2 (18-Y 20-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (23-Y 16-N)
• 02/05/01  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/09/01  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/09/01  House: Read first time
• 02/09/01  House: Referred to Committee on Militia and Police
• 02/19/01  House: Failed to report (defeated) in M. & P. (8-Y 15-N)