HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                             Bill No. CS/CS/HB 807
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Weissman offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         Section 1.  Section 860.146, Florida Statutes, is
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19         860.146  Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag
20  compartment.--
21         (1)  As used in this section, the term:
22         (a)  "Fake airbag" means any item other than an air bag
23  that was designed in accordance with federal safety
24  regulations for a given make, model, and year of motor vehicle
25  as part of a motor vehicle inflatable restraint system.
26         (b)  "Junk-filled airbag compartment" means an airbag
27  compartment that is filled with any substance that does not
28  function in the same manner or to the same extent as an airbag
29  to protect vehicle occupants in a vehicle crash. The term does
30  not include a compartment from which an airbag has deployed if
31  there is no concealment of the deployment.
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                             Bill No. CS/CS/HB 807
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
 1         (2)  It is unlawful for anyone to knowingly purchase,
 2  sell, or install on any vehicle any fake airbag or junk-filled
 3  airbag compartment. Any person who violates this subsection
 4  commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided
 5  in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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 9  And the title is amended as follows:
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13         creating s. 860.146, F.S.; defining the terms
14         "fake airbag" and "junk-filled airbag
15         compartment"; prohibiting the sale, purchase,
16         or installation of fake airbags or junk-filled
17         airbag compartments; providing criminal
18         penalties;
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