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.
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities
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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 |