Key Votes
HB 1237 - Seat Belt Requirement - Key Vote
Indiana Key Votes
Jackie Walorski voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- May 10, 2007 Executive Signed
- April 29, 2007 House Conference Report Adopted
- April 29, 2007 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- April 18, 2007 House Concurrence Vote Failed
- March 22, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 20, 2007 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 11, 2007 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - May 10, 2007
Title: Seat Belt Requirement
Signed by Governor Mitch Daniels, Jr.
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (57-43) - April 29, 2007
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (31-16) - April 29, 2007
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) (34-65) - April 18, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (28-17) - March 22, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Seat Belt Requirement
Highlights:
- Requires all passengers, including back-seat passengers, to wear seat belts (sec. 7).
- Requires passengers who cannot wear seat belts for medical reasons to provide written proof from a physician (sec. 6).
- Provides exceptions for vehicles used in farming and construction areas (sec. 6).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (55-41) - Feb. 20, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Seat Belt Requirement
Highlights:
- Requires all passengers, including back-seat passengers, to wear seat belts [sec. 8 (1)].
- Requires passengers who cannot wear seat belts for medical reasons to provide written proof from a physician [sec. 8 (1)(1)].
- Provides exceptions for vehicles used in farming and construction areas [sec. 8 (1)(7,13)].
- Forbids passengers from riding in the bed of a truck on a public highway [sec. 12 (56)(a)].
- Forbids police from performing a traffic stop to check seatbelt use (secs. 11-12).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 11, 2007
Title: Seat Belt Requirement
Sponsors
- Timothy N. 'Tim' Brown (IN - R)
- Earline S. Rogers (IN - D)
- Peggy M. Welch (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. Wyss (IN - R)
Co-sponsors
- Charlie Brown (IN - D)
- Suzanne Crouch (IN - R)
- Cleo Duncan (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
