SEAT BELTS – Amends existing law to revise the exemption from safety restraint use for mail carriers.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Feb 9, 2018
Signed Mar 19, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2018
How they voted
31–19
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2018
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican44
56% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 19, 2018
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2018 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 07/01/2018
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
lower
Mar 2, 2018
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
lower
Feb 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Transportation
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-19)
senate
Feb 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
upper
Feb 12, 2018
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
lower
Feb 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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