2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1312

File Code: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 789
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bronrott, Ali, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frick, Glenn, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kullen, Lafferty, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Shewell, Stein, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
Entitled:
Vehicle Laws - Child Safety Seats - Age and Weight Requirements

Synopsis:

Expanding a requirement relating to the use of child safety seats to include specified trucks; providing that specified provisions establishing an age requirement for the use of child safety seats apply to specified vehicles registered in another state or Puerto Rico; altering the requirement for the use of child safety seats to require a person transporting a child under the age of 8 years to secure the child in a child safety seat and eliminating a specified weight requirement; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/12
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Interstate Affairs
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Motor Vehicles -see also- Aband Veh; Ambulances; Buses; etc.
Motor Vehicle Equipment
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Trucks

Bill affects the following Statute:

Transportation
( 22-412.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered