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HB131: Child-restraint devices in motor vehicles; penalties if convicted two or more times.

This vote on HB131 was held in the House. This vote passed 83-16.

Yes

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Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

It's important to understand that most bills are voted on multiple times, and the vote is not necessarily simply whether or not the bill should pass. Be sure to look at the bill's history to determine what, exactly, was being voted on, and at what point in the bill's progress.

Status History

  • 12/20/2007 Committee
  • 12/20/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084542596
  • 12/20/2007 Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 01/18/2008 Assigned Transportation sub: 2
  • 02/05/2008 Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
  • 02/05/2008 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/06/2008 Committee substitute printed 083548596-H1
  • 02/08/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N)
  • 02/09/2008 Read first time
  • 02/11/2008 Read second time
  • 02/11/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 083548596-H1
  • 02/11/2008 Amendment by Delegate Lewis agreed to
  • 02/11/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB131EH1
  • 02/11/2008 Printed as engrossed 083548596-EH1
  • 02/12/2008 Read third time and passed House (83-Y 16-N)
  • 02/12/2008 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (83-Y 16-N)
  • 02/12/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/13/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/13/2008 Referred to Committee on Transportation
  • 02/21/2008 Rereferred from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Rereferred to Courts of Justice
  • 02/22/2008 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
  • 02/26/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB131EH1)
  • 02/28/2008 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
  • 02/29/2008 Committee substitute printed 081574596-S1
  • 03/03/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/04/2008 Read third time
  • 03/04/2008 Reading of substitute waived
  • 03/04/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 081574596-S1
  • 03/04/2008 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB131S1
  • 03/04/2008 Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 03/05/2008 Placed on Calendar
  • 03/05/2008 Senate substitute agreed to by House 081574596-S1 (85-Y 12-N)
  • 03/05/2008 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (85-Y 12-N)
  • 03/07/2008 Enrolled
  • 03/07/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB131ER)
  • 03/07/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB131ER)
  • 03/07/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 03/09/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/27/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 714 (effective 7/1/08)

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