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SB 196: Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Latvala ; Benacquisto ; Rich ; Ring ; Gibson ; Detert ; Joyner ; Smith ; Braynon

Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles; Providing child restraint requirements for children age 7 years or younger who are less than a specified height; providing exceptions; redefining the term “motor vehicle” to exclude certain vehicles from such requirements; providing a grace period; requiring that a law enforcement officer issue a warning and give educational literature to an operator of a motor vehicle during the grace period, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act will take effect July 1, 2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations (BTA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/1/2011 Senate • Filed
9/21/2011 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Budget -SJ 23
10/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 11/01/11, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Office Building
11/1/2011 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 110
11/2/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 110
• Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 110
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations
11/28/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, 12/08/11, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
12/8/2011 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 110
12/9/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 110
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 23
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget