AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN - CONFINEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED (Makes it a criminal offense to leave a child under 7 years of age unattended in a motor vehicle for longer than fifteen minutes, punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or by a fine of no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Jan 30, 2018
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 30, 2018
Legislature · Passed
01/30/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced
01/10/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Fellela
DDemocratic
P
Deborah Ruggiero
DDemocratic
P
JH
Joy Hearn
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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