HB 619 (2008) -  Child-Restraint Requirements

General Bill by Gelber (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Brandenburg; Bucher; Chestnut; Cretul; Gibbons; Heller; Homan; Jenne; Jordan; Machek; Nehr; Scionti
Child-Restraint Requirements: Changes age requirement of children from 5 to 7 years of age or younger who must use crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device that is appropriate for height & weight of child; adds child booster seat as option for children aged 4 through 7; provides that court may dismiss first violation against motor vehicle operator upon proof of purchase of restraint device; redefines term "motor vehicle" to exclude certain vehicles from such requirements; provides grace period; provides exceptions to such requirements.
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Last Event: 05/02/08 S Died in Messages on Friday, May 2, 2008 5:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 668 Subject: Child-restraint Requirements [EPCC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 337165 , Legg Date Filed: 05/02/08, Page#: 0, Line#: 52 House: Abandoned 05/02/2008 11:47 AM
    • A 666289 , Cannon Date Filed: 05/02/08, Page#: 0, Line#: 60 House: Adopted 05/02/2008 03:24 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Infrastructure 3/24/2008 10:45:59 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Committee on Infrastructure 3/19/2008 1:26:02 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2008 11:46 AM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1175] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2008 03:25 PM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1182] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2008 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 05/02/2008 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2008 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 Time: 05/02/2008 - 3:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 666289 adopted Time: 05/02/2008 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reconsidered Time: 05/02/2008 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 666289 filed Time: 05/02/2008 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 337165 abandoned Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 337165 filed Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill withdrawn from Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 05/02/2008 - 11:43 AM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 03/24/2008 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Committee on Infrastructure Time: 03/24/2008 - 10:47 AM Member: Committee: Committee on Infrastructure Version: __
Event: H Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Committee on Infrastructure (Amended) Time: 03/20/2008 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Infrastructure Version: __
Event: H Added to Committee on Infrastructure agenda Time: 03/18/2008 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Infrastructure Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2008 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Committee on Infrastructure Time: 01/29/2008 - 12:48 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Infrastructure Version: __
Event: H Referred to Committee on Infrastructure by Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 01/29/2008 - 12:48 PM Member: Committee: Committee on Infrastructure Version: __
Event: H Now in Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 01/27/2008 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Time: 01/27/2008 - 4:53 PM Member: Committee: Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/18/2008 - 4:03 PM Member: Gelber Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
316.613 CS/HB 1111, CS/CS/HB 1329, CS/CS/HB 1399