Safety belt system; use in motor vehicles.
Summary
Safety belt system use in motor vehicles. Requires all occupants of motor vehicles to utilize a safety belt system. Current law requires the use of safety belts only by (i) occupants under the age of 18, (ii) drivers, and (iii) passengers 18 years of age or older occupying the front seat. The bill changes a violation of safety belt system requirements from a secondary offense to a primary offense.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Last action Feb 6, 2020
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103297D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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