DE SB68 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Passed on June 30 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act revises Delawares child safety seat requirements which currently requires an appropriate car seat or booster. Under this Act, children under 2 years and under 30 pounds must be seated in a rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness. Children under 4 years and under 40 pounds must be seated in either a forward facing or rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness. Children between the ages of 4 and 16, must be seated in a booster based upon the manufacturers guidelines or a seatbelt.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Occupant Protections.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-06-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2023-06-06 | Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT | |
| 2023-05-16 | Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-05-12 | Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House | |
| 2023-05-11 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES | |
| 2023-05-03 | Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 7 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-04-19 | Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate |
