Bill Text: TX HR1158 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing September 15-21, 2019, as National Child Passenger Safety Week and September 21 as National Seat Check Saturday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HR1158 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1158-Introduced.html
86R24013 ST-D | ||
By: Turner of Tarrant | H.R. No. 1158 |
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WHEREAS, The observance of National Child Passenger Safety | ||
Week from September 15 to 21, 2019, and of National Seat Check | ||
Saturday on September 21 provides an opportunity for parents and | ||
caregivers across the country to learn how to better protect | ||
children while riding in vehicles; and | ||
WHEREAS, Automobile crashes are a leading cause of death for | ||
children; in 2016, approximately two children under the age of 13 | ||
were killed each day, and Texas experienced the highest number of | ||
child motor vehicle fatalities in the United States; according to | ||
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for that year, | ||
38 percent of child passengers killed in fatal crashes were | ||
unrestrained; and | ||
WHEREAS, Proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts | ||
can make a significant difference in preventing vehicle-related | ||
deaths and injuries; the NHTSA estimates that when used correctly | ||
in passenger cars, safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by | ||
71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sponsored by NHTSA, National Child Passenger Safety | ||
Week and National Seat Check Saturday were created to help bring | ||
attention to the importance of using the correct car seat for a | ||
child's age, weight, and height; by encouraging businesses across | ||
the country to offer free safety seat inspections, the campaign | ||
also helps to educate parents and caregivers on how to properly | ||
install seats; and | ||
WHEREAS, Increased public awareness about car safety is key | ||
to reducing the incidence of child injury and death, and the | ||
observance of National Child Passenger Safety Week and National | ||
Seat Check Saturday calls much-needed attention to this important | ||
issue; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize September 15-21, 2019, as National | ||
Child Passenger Safety Week and September 21 as National Seat Check | ||
Saturday. |