Key Votes
SB 151 - Mandatory Seatbelt Use - Key Vote
Colorado Key Votes
Stages
- Feb. 27, 2007 House Bill Sent To Committee
- Feb. 27, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 31, 2007 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - Feb. 27, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (18-16) - Feb. 27, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Mandatory Seatbelt Use
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the use of a seatbelt and makes violation a primary offense.
Highlights:
- Requires a child who is 8 years of age or older or at least 57 inches tall to properly wear a seatbelt while maintaining the current child restraint laws for younger children [Sec. 2].
- Requires a law enforcement officer to clearly view a seatbelt violation prior to stopping the driver [Sec. 2].
- Makes the driver and the passenger liable for passenger violations [Sec. 3].
- Exempts individuals with disabilities that prevent them from using a seatbelt [Sec. 3].
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 31, 2007
Title: Mandatory Seatbelt Use
Sponsors
- Peter C. Groff (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Rice (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Alice J. Borodkin (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Gibbs (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwyn Green (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Stanton Judd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D)
- Liane 'Buffie' McFadyen (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Anne L. McGihon (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Merrifield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Morse (CO - D)
- John V. 'Jack' Pommer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Riesberg (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gail S. Schwartz (CO - D)
- Brandon C. Shaffer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy Janann Todd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Suzanne S. Williams (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
