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CS/HB 67: Florida Safety Belt Law

GENERAL BILL by Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety ; Slosberg ; Prieguez ; Clarke ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cantens ; Gottlieb ; Gannon ; Romeo ; Weissman ; Garcia ; Meadows ; Greenstein ; Rich ; Justice ; McGriff ; Machek ; Bendross-Mindingall ; Wishner ; Henriquez ; Paul ; Allen ; Seiler ; Lerner ; Betancourt ; Ryan ; Davis ; Gibson ; Wilson ; Lee ; Holloway ; Bullard ; Fields ; Benson ; Heyman ; Farkas ; Peterman ; Kallinger ; Trovillion ; Gelber ; Dick ; Andrews ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Ausley ; Sobel ; Brutus ; Littlefield ; Ritter ; Bean ; Kottkamp ; Ross ; Berfield ; Crow ; Simmons ; Cusack ; Wiles ; Jordan ; Joyner ; Russell

Florida Safety Belt Law; creates "Dori Slosberg Act of 2001"; deletes obsolete language; provides for all persons in motor vehicle to wear safety belt; revises said 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: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/2000 House • Prefiled
1/12/2001 House • Referred to Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Transportation (RIC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities
1/29/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC), 02/06/01, 1:30 pm, 214-C --Temporarily deferred
2/9/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC), 02/22/01, 9:00 am, 116-K
2/22/2001 House • CS by Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 1
2/28/2001 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6
3/6/2001 House • Introduced, referred to Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Transportation (RIC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00017; On Committee agenda-- Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC), 02/06/01, 1:30 pm, 214-C --Temporarily deferred; On Committee agenda-- Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC), 02/22/01, 9:00 am, 116-K; CS by Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); YEAS 8 NAYS 1 -HJ 00079; CS read first time on 03/06/01 -HJ 00072; Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00079
3/19/2001 House • Now in Insurance (CCC) -HJ 00079
3/22/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance (CCC), 03/26/01, 5:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/26/2001 House • Favorable by Insurance (CCC); YEAS 10 NAYS 4 -HJ 00412
3/28/2001 House • Now in Transportation (RIC) -HJ 00412
4/2/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation (RIC), 04/04/01, 10:15 am, 12-H
4/4/2001 House • Favorable by Transportation (RIC); YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 00505
4/5/2001 House • Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00505
4/9/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC), 04/11/01, 10:45 am, 404-H
4/11/2001 House • Favorable by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 00549
4/17/2001 House • Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00549
5/4/2001 House • Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities