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HB 151: Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Steinberg ; Frishe ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Ahern ; Albritton ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Bembry ; Berman ; Bernard ; Bileca ; Boyd ; Broxson ; Bullard ; Caldwell ; Campbell ; Chestnut ; Clarke-Reed ; Clemens ; Costello ; Cruz ; Davis ; Diaz ; Ford ; Fullwood ; Garcia, L. ; Gibbons ; Glorioso ; Gonzalez ; Goodson ; Grant ; Hager ; Harrell ; Harrison ; Hooper ; Horner ; Ingram ; Jenne ; Jones, M. ; Julien ; Kiar ; Kriseman ; Logan ; McBurney ; Metz ; Nehr ; Nunez ; Oliva ; Pafford ; Passidomo ; Perman ; Perry ; Pilon ; Plakon ; Porter ; Porth ; Randolph ; Ray ; Reed ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Renuart ; Roberson ; Rogers ; Rooney ; Rouson ; Sands ; Saunders ; Schwartz ; Slosberg ; Smith ; Soto ; Stafford ; Steube ; Taylor ; Thompson, G. ; Thurston ; Tobia ; Trujillo ; Van Zant ; Waldman ; Watson, B. ; Weinstein ; Williams ; Williams, T. ; Young

Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles; Provides child restraint requirements for children age 7 years or younger who are less than specified height; provides exceptions; redefines term "motor vehicle" to exclude certain vehicles from such requirements; provides grace period; requires that law enforcement officer issue warning & give educational literature to operator of motor vehicle during grace period under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/19/2011 House • Filed
10/3/2011 House • Referred to Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 19
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 18
3/9/2012 House • Died in Transportation and Highway Safety Subcommittee