CHAPTER NUMBER: 402
File Code: Motor Vehicles - Equipment and Inspections
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 473
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rudolph, Genn, Clagett, W. Baker, Morhaim, Malone, and Mandel
- Entitled:
-
Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seat and Seat Belt Use
Requiring a person transporting a child under the age of 4 in a motor
vehicle to secure the child in a child safety seat or seat belt,
regardless of the child's weight, or if the child weighs 40 pounds or
less, regardless of the child's age; prohibiting a person from
transporting a child under the age of 16 unless the child is secured
in a child safety seat as required or is secured by a seat belt; and
clarifying the age and weight provisions under the child safety seat
law.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:15 p.m.
- 2/26
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/1
- Third Reading Passed (130-2)
- 3/30
- Returned Passed
- 5/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 402
Senate Action
- 3/4
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
- Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
- Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
- Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
- Delegate James E. Malone, District 12A
- Delegate Adrienne Mandel, District 19
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY, JUVENILE CAUSES, YOUTH
- MOTOR VEHICLES - EQUIPMENT
- SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
22-412.2 ,
22-412.3 ,
22-412.3
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available