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2004 SESSION

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SB 235 Safety belts; required usage, prohibits search due to violation.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Motor vehicle safety belts. Makes safety belt violations primary offenses. The bill also provides that a law-enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a safety belt violation, unless supported by probable cause or consent.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047570780  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 047570780
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/05/04  Senate: Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N)
• 02/09/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/04  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/11/04  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/11/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (26-Y 13-N)
• 02/11/04  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/12/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/04  House: Read first time
• 02/12/04  House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 02/26/04  House: Continued to 2005 in Tra. (22-Y 0-N)