Maryland House Bill 1285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-20 - Recommitted to Environment and Transportation (Delegate Beidle)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Making the failure to wear a seat belt in a rear passenger seat of a motor vehicle a primary offense rather than a secondary offense; requiring a specified motor vehicle passenger in a front seat position that is not adjacent to a door of a motor vehicle to be restrained by a seat belt; and requiring the Police Training and Standards Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2019 traffic stop data comparing current traffic stops with traffic stops conducted in the two years prior to the Act taking effect.

Motor Vehicles - Passenger Seat Belt Requirement - Primary Offense

Del. Dana Stein [D]

Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]

Del. Barbara Frush [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-20	House	Recommitted to Environment and Transportation (Delegate Beidle)
2017-03-18	House	Second Reading Passed
2017-03-18	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2017-03-18	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2017-03-09	House	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-10	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1285?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1285f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/hb/hb1285t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0005/hb1285.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/hb1285_env.pdf