Clarifying the exemption from safety belt use for physical or medical reasons.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019
Signed Apr 29, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2019 · House Mar 6, 2019
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 45
Apr 15, 2019
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Apr 29, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
President signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)
senate
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 03:30 PM
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
TRAN - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 6, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-1)
house
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 09:30 AM
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
TR - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
TR - Executive action taken by committee.
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Griffey
RRepublican
Co
Tina Orwall
DDemocratic
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