Seat Belt Primary Offense
Status: Failed - Adjourned - Postponed Indefinitely
Date of Last Action: 04/29/2009*
Author: Boyd (D)
Summary: Makes it a primary offense, punishable as a class B traffic infraction, for a driver to operate a vehicle if the driver, certain children, and all front-seat passengers are not wearing a fastened restraining device. Requires a law enforcement officer, prior to stopping a driver in a vehicle for a restraining device violation, to clearly observe the restraining device violation and be able to articulate that the restraining device was unfastened. Modifies the age and height requirements for children.
History:
04/24/2009 - INTRODUCED.
04/24/2009 - To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
04/28/2009 - From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably with amendment.
04/28/2009 - In SENATE. To second reading.
04/29/2009 - In SENATE. Read second time and amended. To third reading.
04/30/2009 - In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE.
05/01/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
05/01/2009 - From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY: Reported favorably.
05/01/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
05/04/2009 - From HOUSE Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Postponed indefinitely.
CO
United States
