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2005 Regular Session

House Bill 6660

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.

Became law as Public Act 05-58, signed June 2, 2005, 113 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the use of approved child restraint systems in motor vehicles for children under six years of age or weighing less than sixty pounds, to require the use of safety seat belts for child passengers seven years of age and older or weighing sixty pounds or more, to require that child passengers under one year of age or weighing less than twenty pounds use a rear-facing child restraint system, and to require seats or an approved child restraint system for child passengers on a student transportation vehicle.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

20 co-sponsors

Themis Klarides, Chris Perone, Tom Reynolds, Kevin Ryan, Melissa M. Olson, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, Carlo Leone, DebraLee Hovey, Linda A. Orange, Sonya Googins, David A. Scribner, Christel H. Truglia, Richard Roy, James A. Amann, Lile R. Gibbons, John Stone Jr., Leonard C. Greene Jr., Janice R. Giegler, Al Adinolfi, Robert T. Keeley Jr.

In the Senate

    13 co-sponsors

    Bob Duff, Andrew J. McDonald, Andrea L. Stillman, Bill Finch, Edward Meyer, Edith G. Prague, Louis C. DeLuca, Mary Ann Handley, Biagio Ciotto, Martin M. Looney, Donald J. DeFronzo, John A. Kissel, John McKinney

    Its course

    February 9 to June 2, 2005, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action32 actions on 19 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Apr 2070 days

    Transportation CommitteeFeb 9 to Feb 2314 days

    Planning and Development CommitteeMar 16 to Mar 2812 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 5 to Apr 127 days

    In the SenateApr 20 to May 1121 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 11 to May 2615 days

    With the GovernorMay 26 to Jun 27 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 20 · Adopted May 11

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Apr 20

    1. Feb 9Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
    2. Feb 10Heard in Transportation Committee
    3. Feb 23Transportation Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Mar 16Sent to Planning and Development Committee
    5. Mar 28Planning and Development Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 5Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Apr 12Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. Apr 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    9. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 21 – May 11

    1. Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 11The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 19 – Jun 2

    1. May 19Numbered Public Act 05-58
    2. May 26Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 2Signed by the Governor
    All 32 actions, as published
    1. Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Feb 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 10FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 10HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 10FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 16REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Mar 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Mar 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Mar 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Mar 30NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Mar 30TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 5REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    18. Apr 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    20. Apr 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    21. Apr 13TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 20HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    23. Apr 20HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    24. Apr 21FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    25. Apr 21SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    26. Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
    27. May 11SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 11SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    29. May 11IN CONCURRENCESenate
    30. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    31. May 26TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    32. Jun 2SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor