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SB 1677 Child restraint devices and safety belts; exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | 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 HB 1662.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103849D pdf
- 01/28/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103849D-E pdf
- 02/07/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106468D-H1 pdf
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1677ER) pdf
- 03/08/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103849D
- 01/11/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/23/19 Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/19 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/28/19 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/28/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1677E
- 01/28/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103849D-E
- 01/29/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/05/19 House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/07/19 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19106468D-H1
- 02/08/19 House: Read second time
- 02/11/19 House: Read third time
- 02/11/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106468D-H1
- 02/11/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1677H1
- 02/11/19 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Title replaced 19106468D-H1
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1677ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/08/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/08/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319)