HB 708 Virginia House of Delegates · 2018 Regular Session

Forward-facing child restraint devices; requirement for transporting children.

Summary
Prohibits child restraint devices from being forward-facing until, at least, the child reaches two years of age or until the child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward-facing child restraint device as prescribed by the manufacturer of the device. The bill expands the reasons that a physician may determine that it is impractical for a child to use a child restraint system to include the child's height. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018 Last action Mar 16, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment HB708S2
legislature
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Mar 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 27, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House (77-Y 23-N)
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB708H1
legislature
Feb 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 18104941D-H1
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18103259D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eileen Filler-Corn
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
VA
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