HB 478 Pennsylvania House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in other required equipment, further providing for restraint systems.

This bill amends Pennsylvania vehicle laws to clarify requirements for child safety restraint systems in vehicles. It specifies that seats equipped by the manufacturer to install child passenger or rear-facing restraint systems, as well as those for child booster seats, must comply with specific regulations. The changes update the text to ensure these seating positions are properly included in the legal definitions for required safety equipment.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2023 Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · House May 22, 2024

How they voted

10871
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 180
May 22, 2024
D Democratic89
89 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican91
19 Yea 71 Nay 1
78% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
May 21, 2024
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors