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Bills › 88th General Assembly

HF 461Died when the session ended · February 20, 2019

Requiring the use of safety belts or safety harnesses by passengers of motor vehicles, and making penalties applicable

Topics:Transportation

Same legislation: SF 2012, HF 2003, HF 2077

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Also covers SF 2012 and HF 2003 and HF 2077.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

445 (safety belts and safety harnesses) requires drivers and front seat occupants of motor vehicles who are years of age or older to wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt or safety harness any time the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway. This bill applies the requirement to all passengers of the vehicle who are years of age or older.445.446 (child restraint devices) requires children under years of age to be secured during transit by a child restraint system, safety belt, or safety harness.

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446 that exempts children occupying the back seat of a motor vehicle from having to be secured during transit by a child restraint system, safety belt, or safety harness if no safety belt is available because all safety belts are being used by other occupants or cannot be used due to the use of a child restraint system in the seating position for which a belt is provided.446.445 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $50.446 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $100.555.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.445§321.446

How the Code works2

Lobbying

7 for · 2 against · 18 undecided · Who →

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88th General Assembly

HF 461Cleared committeeHouse companionSF 2012Cleared committeeSenate companionHF 2003Cleared committeeHouse companionHF 2077Cleared committeeHouse companion

Picked up later

SF 28Cleared committee90th GAHF 2179Cleared committee91st GA

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