File Code: Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 439/99 - CGM
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Baldwin, Hutchins, Amedori, Elliott, Murphy, and Shank
- Entitled:
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Vehicle Laws - Seat Belt or Child Safety Seat Use - Civil Actions
Providing that evidence of child safety seat or seat belt violations
may not be considered evidence of contributory negligence in a trial
of any civil action; repealing provisions of law that provide that
specified violations are not contributory negligence; repealing the
prohibition against the diminishment of recovery for damages arising
because of the failure of an individual to use a seat belt; and
authorizing under specified circumstances references to seat belts in
civil actions.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/9
- Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/28
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- EVIDENCE
- MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.
- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- NEGLIGENCE -see also- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- TRIALS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Transportation
- (
22-412.2 ,
22-412.2 ,
22-412.3
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
