Legislation

Title: Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense
Sponsored by: Delegates Stein, Fraser-Hidalgo, and Frush
Status: In the House - Recommitted to Environment and Transportation (Delegate Beidle)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Making the failure to wear a seat belt in a rear passenger seat of a motor vehicle a primary offense rather than a secondary offense; requiring a specified motor vehicle passenger in a front seat position that is not adjacent to a door of a motor vehicle to be restrained by a seat belt; and requiring the Police Training and Standards Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2019 traffic stop data comparing current traffic stops with traffic stops conducted in the two years prior to the Act taking effect.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0373 Session: 2016 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2017 Legislative Date 2/13/2017 Action Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/18/2017 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2017 Legislative Date 3/16/2017 Action Motion Recommit to Committee (Delegate Beidle) Adopted Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense
House	2/13/2017	2/13/2017	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2017	3/18/2017	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/18/2017	3/15/2017	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense
House	3/20/2017	3/16/2017	Motion Recommit to Committee (Delegate Beidle) Adopted	50 Click to view Recorded Media

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