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Transporting Children

Status: Enacted - Session Law Number 2008-216
Date of Last Action: 08/16/2008 - Enacted*
Author: Weiss (D)
Summary: Increases the protection of children who ride in the back of pickup trucks or open beds of vehicles by raising the minimum age, removes the exemption that makes allowance for small counties, modifies the exemption that makes an allowance for agricultural enterprises, increases penalties.

History:
05/20/2008 - FILED.
05/21/2008 - INTRODUCED.
05/21/2008 - To HOUSE Committee on CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.
06/09/2008 - From HOUSE Committee on CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES: Reported favorably with substitute.
06/09/2008 - In HOUSE. CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES committee substitute adopted on HOUSE floor.
06/09/2008 - Re-referred to HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY I.
06/24/2008 - From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY I: Reported favorably with substitute.
06/24/2008 - In HOUSE. JUDICIARY I committee substitute adopted on HOUSE floor.
06/26/2008 - In HOUSE. Amendment number 1 adopted on HOUSE floor.
06/26/2008 - Re-referred to HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY II.
07/07/2008 - From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY II: Reported favorably with substitute.
07/07/2008 - In HOUSE. JUDICIARY II committee substitute adopted on HOUSE floor.
07/08/2008 - In HOUSE. Read second and third time. Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE.
07/09/2008 - To SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY I.
07/16/2008 - From SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY I: Reported favorably with substitute.
07/16/2008 - In SENATE. JUDICIARY I committee substitute adopted on SENATE floor.
07/16/2008 - In SENATE. Read second time. To third reading.
07/17/2008 - In SENATE. Amendment number 1 adopted on SENATE floor.
07/17/2008 - In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence.
07/17/2008 - In HOUSE. Received to concur in SENATE committee substitute.
07/17/2008 - In HOUSE. HOUSE concurred in SENATE committee substitute.
07/18/2008 - RATIFIED for presentation.
07/18/2008 - *****To GOVERNOR.
08/16/2008 - Signed by GOVERNOR.
08/16/2008 - Session Law Number 2008-216

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NC
United States

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