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HB 561: Florida Safety Belt Law

GENERAL BILL by Cantens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein ; Rubio ; Hill

Florida Safety Belt Law; provides that number of passengers of motor vehicle required to wear safety belt shall not exceed number of safety belts which were installed in motor vehicle by manufacturer; revises Fla. Safety Belt Law to eliminate requirement that law be enforced as secondary action when driver of motor vehicle has been detained for another violation; provides restrictions on authority to search based on safety belt violation. Amends 316.614.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
 Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/7/1999 House • Prefiled
    1/14/2000 House • Referred to Transportation (EDC); Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
    3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Transportation (EDC); Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00039
    3/10/2000 House • On Committee agenda Transportation (EDC), 03/14/00, 10:00 am, 12H
    3/14/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Transportation (EDC); YEAS 9 NAYS 1 HJ 00292
    3/15/2000 House • Now in Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC) HJ 00292
    3/20/2000 House • On Committee agenda Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC), 03/22/00, 1:30 pm, 314H
    3/22/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (CRC); YEAS 5 NAYS 3 HJ 00364
    3/23/2000 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC) HJ 00364
    3/27/2000 House • On Committee agenda Judiciary (CJC), 03/29/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
    3/29/2000 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 6 NAYS 2 HJ 00416
    3/30/2000 House • Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) HJ 00416
    5/5/2000 House • Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)

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  • HB 561, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2000 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2000 (pdf)
    Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2000 (pdf)
    Law Enforcement & Crime Prevention (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2000 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2000 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2000 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 5/15/2000 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 316 (c1) Florida Safety Belt Law Grant Compare Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Placed on Special Order Calendar SJ 01145; Died on Calendar
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.614 Safety belt usage.

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