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2006 SESSION

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HB 1453 Safety belts; exempts certain law-enforcement officers, etc. from wearing thereof.

Introduced by: Thomas Davis Rust | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Motor vehicle safety belts.  Makes the requirement to wear a safety belt applicable to all motor vehicle occupants and makes failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt a "primary offense." It also exempts certain law-enforcement officers, persons in their custody, drivers of and passengers in taxicabs, and persons traveling in vehicles while engaged in providing emergency medical care or first aid from the requirement to wear safety belts. The bill provides that a law-enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, or its occupants solely because of a safety belt violation. Finally, it provides for the allocation of any federal funds that might become available as a consequence of passage of the bill.

FULL TEXT

• 01/18/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 066209492  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/18/06  House: Presented and ordered printed 066209492
• 01/18/06  House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
• 02/15/06  House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety