Vehicle Laws - Rear-Facing Child Safety Seats - Requirement
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Oct 5, 2021
Signed Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House of Delegates Apr 4, 2022
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic24
91% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Apr 21, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232
executive
Apr 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Apr 4, 2022
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (114-1-5)
house of delegates
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred Environment and Transportation
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment {
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 176
Scope: MD
Hi! I can help you understand SB 176. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline