SB73 Alabama 2017 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Motor vehicles, seat belt use required for each occupant while vehicle is in motion, Secs. 32-5B-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the front seat occupant
of a passenger car manufactured in compliance with
Federal Motor Vehicle Standard No. 208 is required
to have a safety belt fastened while the vehicle is
in motion. Children under the age of 15 in a motor
vehicle are required to wear a seat belt or be
protected by another child passenger restraint
system</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require each occupant of a
passenger motor vehicle to have a safety belt
fastened while the vehicle is in motion</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 32-5B-4 of the Code of Alabama
1975, to further require each occupant of passenger cars
manufactured with safety belts to have a safety belt fastened
when the vehicle is in motion; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 9 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| March 2, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 16, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| February 16, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 40 |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 39 |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Transportation and Energy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 418 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Room 727 at 09:00 | Senate T&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB73 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |