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HOUSE BILL 554

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H0554   by JUDICIARY, RULES AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
SAFETY RESTRAINTS – Repeals and amends existing law to provide that failure to use a safety restraint shall not be considered as evidence of contributory or comparative negligence or in any civil action regarding negligence.
  02/12 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  02/13 Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration  
  02/23 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/26 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  02/27 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  02/28 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day  
  03/01 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES – Amador, Anderson, Anderst, Armstrong, Barbieri, Bell, Blanksma, Boyle, Burtenshaw, Chaney, Cheatham, Chew, Clow, Collins, Crane, Dayley, DeMordaunt, Dixon, Ehardt, Erpelding, Gannon(17), Gannon(5), Gibbs, Giddings, Hanks, Harris, Hartgen, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kauffman, Kerby, King, Kingsley, Kloc(Tway), Loertscher, Luker, Malek(Widmyer), Manwaring, McCrostie, McDonald, Mendive, Miller, Monks, Moon, Moyle, Nate, Packer, Palmer, Perry, Raybould, Redman, Rubel, Scott, Shepherd, Smith, Stevenson, Syme, Thompson, Toone, Troy(Goesling), VanOrden, Vander Woude, Wagoner, Wintrow, Wood, Youngblood, Zito, Zollinger, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Gestrin
Floor Sponsor - Chaney
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/02 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules  
  03/20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/21 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES – Agenbroad, Anthon, Bair, Bayer, Brackett, Burgoyne, Crabtree, Den Hartog, Foreman, Guthrie, Hagedorn, Harris, Heider, Hill, Johnson, Jordan, Keough, Lakey, Lee, Lodge, Martin, Mortimer, Nonini, Nye, Patrick, Potts, Rice, Siddoway, Souza, Stennett, Thayn, Vick, Ward-Engelking, Winder
NAYS – None
Absent and excused – Buckner-Webb
Floor Sponsor - Anthon
Title apvd - to House
 
  Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  03/22 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  03/23 Delivered to Governor at 5:18 p.m. on March 22, 2018  
  03/27 Reported Signed by Governor on March 27, 2018
    Session Law Chapter 295
    Effective: 07/01/2018