Indiana House Bill 1202 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that a school corporation or an employee of, volunteer for, or independent contractor who performs services for a school corporation is not liable for an injury to or the death of a passenger on a school bus equipped with safety belts if the passenger: (1) was required to and instructed on the proper way to wear a safety belt and the injury to or death of the passenger was caused by the passenger not wearing a safety belt or wearing a safety belt in an improper manner; or (2) was not required to wear a safety belt and the injury to or death of the passenger was caused by the passenger wearing a safety belt in an improper manner.

Liability for use of school bus safety belts.

Rep. Dave Cheatham [D]

Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]

Rep. Vernon Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-07		First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-01-07		Coauthored by Representatives Cheatham and Lehman
2010-01-07		Authored by Representative M. Smith

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1202
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1202.1.html