CHAPTER NUMBER: 310 
File Code: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Benson, Rudolph, W. Baker, Hurson, Willis, Mandel, Genn,
Hixson, Goldwater, Malone, and Morhaim
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Vehicle Laws - Seat
 Belt Offenses - Enforcement
 
Repealing a provision of law that limits a police officer to enforcing
a violation of mandatory seat belt use laws only as a secondary action
when the police officer detains a driver suspected of violating
another provision of law.
House Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:15 p.m.
 - 3/3
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
 - 3/4
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/5 (Delegate Owings) Adopted
 - 3/5
 - Floor Amendment (Delegate Owings) Rejected
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/7
 - Special Order 3/11 (Delegate Hurson) Adopted
 - 3/11
 - Special Order 3/12 (Delegate Crumlin) Adopted
 - 3/12
 - Third Reading Passed (72-64)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/8
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 310
 
Senate Action
- 3/13
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (31-16)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
 - Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16
 - Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
 - Delegate Ellen L. Willis, District 5
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
 - MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
 - SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Transportation
 - (
 22-412.3 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- House 
 - Number: 476150/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 4, 1997      at: 10:38
 Status: Adopted         
 - Number: 982496/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 5, 1997      at: 10:29
 Status: Rejected