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House Bill 315

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Last Action	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 91)
Title	AN ACT relating to the protection of children in motor vehicles.
Bill Documents	Bill
Bill Request Number	1388
Sponsors	S. Riggs, R. Palumbo, J. Richards, B. Yonts
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 189.125, relating to vehicle occupant restraints, to require booster seats to be used by children who are less than nine years old and are between 40 and 57 inches in height; clarify that a child of any age who is over 57 inches in height shall not be required to be secured in a booster seat.
Index Headings of Original Version	Motor Vehicles - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Traffic Safety - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Transportation - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Children and Minors - Child booster seats, age and size requirements
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/05/15	introduced in House
02/09/15	to Transportation (H)
02/12/15	posted in committee
02/24/15	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/25/15	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 27, 2015
02/27/15	3rd reading, passed 61-26
03/02/15	received in Senate
03/03/15	to Transportation (S)
03/10/15	taken from Transportation (S) 1st reading returned to Transportation (S)
03/11/15	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute as a Consent Bill
03/24/15	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24, 2015 3rd reading, passed 33-5 with Committee Substitute received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute Bill passed 69-27
03/25/15	enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
03/30/15	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 91)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain provisions of the GA version with the following exception: apply to children under eight years of age instead of under nine.
Index Headings	Motor Vehicles - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Traffic Safety - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Transportation - Child booster seats, age and size requirements Children and Minors - Child booster seats, age and size requirements

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