CHAPTER NUMBER: 401
File Code: Motor Vehicles - Equipment and Inspections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 897
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Ruben, Collins, Jimeno, Kelley, Forehand, and Middleton
- 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.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/2
- Returned Passed
- 5/14
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 401
House Action
- 3/4
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/6
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:15 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (126-5)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- 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