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SB1677

Child restraint devices and safety belts; exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dave Suetterlein (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Child restraint devices and safety belts; emergency and law-enforcement vehicles.

Exempts the operators of emergency medical services agency vehicles, fire company vehicles, fire department vehicles, and law-enforcement agency vehicles during the performance of their official duties from (i) the requirement that certain minors be secured with a safety belt and (ii) the requirement that minors under the age of eight be secured in a child restraint device provided that exigent circumstances exist and no child restraint device is readily available. This bill is identical to HB 1662. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/11/2019 - Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103849D
  • 01/11/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/23/2019 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
  • 01/25/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1677E
  • 01/28/2019 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103849D-E
  • 01/29/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 02/07/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/07/2019 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/07/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19106468D-H1
  • 02/08/2019 - House: Read second time
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Read third time
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106468D-H1
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1677H1
  • 02/11/2019 - House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/11/2019 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2019 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
  • 02/13/2019 - Senate: Title replaced 19106468D-H1
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1677ER)
  • 02/18/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/19/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
  • 02/20/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/08/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 319 (effective 7/1/19)
  • 03/08/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319)