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

Same legislation: HF 461, HF 2003, HF 2077

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2019
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2020
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
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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Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2020. On January 17, 2020 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.445 §321.446

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Lobbying

7 for · 2 against · 18 undecided · Who →

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88th General Assembly

HF 461Cleared committeeHouse companion SF 2012Cleared committeeSenate companion HF 2003Cleared committeeHouse companion HF 2077Cleared committeeHouse companion

Picked up later

SF 28Cleared committee90th GA HF 2179Cleared committee91st GA

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HF 2179 Requiring the use of safety belts or safety harnesses by passengers of motor vehicles, and…
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SF 28 Requiring the use of safety belts or safety harnesses by passengers of motor vehicles, and…
90th General Assembly · In committee
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