Key Votes
S 1089 - Eliminating Child Safety Seat Exemptions - Key Vote
Idaho Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - March 17, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (19-15) - March 16, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Eliminating Child Safety Seat Exemptions
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that eliminates the two exemptions to the law requiring all children six years of age or younger to be restrained in a child safety restraint in a moving vehicle.
Highlights:
-Eliminates the exemption that specifies if all motor vehicle seat belts are in use, an unrestrained child may be placed in the rear seat of a motor vehicle (Sec. 1).
-Eliminates the exemption that authorizes an attendant to remove a child from a safety seat for the purpose of nursing the child or attending the child's other immediate psychological needs (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Feb. 13, 2009
Title: Eliminating Child Safety Seat Exemptions
Committee Sponsors
- Transportation and Defense (Sponsor)
Sponsors
- Joyce M. Broadsword (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- John T. McGee (ID - R) (Out Of Office)