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2019 SESSION
HB 1662 Child restraint devices and safety belts; exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles.
Introduced by: Christopher T. Head | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Child restraint devices and safety belts; emergency and law-enforcement vehicles. Exempts the operators of emergency medical services agency vehicles, fire company vehicles, fire department vehicles, and law-enforcement agency vehicles during the performance of their official duties from (i) the requirement that certain minors be secured with a safety belt and (ii) the requirement that minors under the age of eight be secured in a child restraint device, provided that exigent circumstances exist and no child restraint device is readily available. This bill is identical to SB 1677.
FULL TEXT
- 12/03/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100134D pdf | impact statement
- 01/17/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104859D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106387D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1662ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
HISTORY
- 12/03/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100134D
- 12/03/18 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/09/19 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/14/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/15/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 1-N)
- 01/17/19 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104859D-H1
- 01/21/19 House: Read first time
- 01/22/19 House: Read second time
- 01/22/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19104859D-H1
- 01/22/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1662H1
- 01/23/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/24/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/06/19 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106387D-S1
- 02/08/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106387D-S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1662S1
- 02/11/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/19 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106387D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/15/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1662ER)
- 02/15/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/15/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/19/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 19, 2019
- 02/19/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/05/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 196 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/05/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0196)