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2002 SESSION

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HB 254 Child restraint devices.

Introduced by: Michele B. McQuigg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Child restraint devices. Provides for a mandatory $50 civil penalty for violations of laws that require use of child restraint devices or safety belt systems when transporting children less than 16 years old in motor vehicles, except that a court may still waive or suspend the imposition of the penalty if it finds that the violation occurred because of the defendant's financial inability to acquire a child restraint system.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 023506844  pdf
• 01/22/02  House: Printed as engrossed 023506844-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB254ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/03/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/02 023506844
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 01/18/02  House: Assigned to M., P. & P. S. sub-committee: 2
• 01/18/02  House: Reported from M., P. & P. S. with amendments (15-Y 4-N)
• 01/21/02  House: Read first time
• 01/22/02  House: Read second time
• 01/22/02  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/22/02  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/22/02  House: Printed as engrossed 023506844-E
• 01/23/02  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 27-N)
• 01/23/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 27-N)
• 01/23/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/24/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/24/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/21/02  Senate: Reported from Transportation w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/26/02  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/26/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/26/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/28/02  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (75-Y 16-N)
• 02/28/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (75-Y 16-N)
• 03/12/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB254ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/18/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/01/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 358 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/03/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358)