SF0055 • 2005

Child restraint-amendments.

AN ACT relating to the Child Safety Restraint Act; limiting the definition of "passenger vehicle" as specified; amending the age and eliminating the weight restriction of passengers to whom the act applies; creating additional exceptions as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Johnson
Last action: 2005-02-17
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/17/2005

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Amendments

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SF0055S3001

3rd reading • SESSIONS

Failed

Plain English: Failed 3rd reading by SESSIONS

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Bill History

2005-02-17 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 14
2005-02-17 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0016
2005-02-15 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0016
2005-02-14 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0016
2005-02-14 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0016
2005-02-14 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-11 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-10 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-09 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-09 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2005-02-04 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2005-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-24 Senate
Amendment Failed
2005-01-21 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-20 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-01-20 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-01-20 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2005-01-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-04 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0055

Bill
No.:
SF0055
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0330
Effective Date:

2/17/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0016

Chapter
No.:
14

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Johnson

Catch
Title:
Child restraint-amendments.

Subject:
Amends
applicability of Child Safety Restraint Act.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Amends definition of "passenger vehicle" to exclude emergency
and law enforcement vehicles, and school buses and public transportation
vehicles if originally manufactured without safety belts.

Removes weight limitation on child safety restraint requirement and
applies requirement to any child who has not yet reached his ninth birthday.

Allows child in front seat if all rear seat positions are occupied by
children.

Adds exception to child restraint requirement if vehicle safety belts
properly fit the child and do not pose a danger to the child.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the Child Safety Restraint Act; limiting the definition of "passenger vehicle" as specified; amending the age and eliminating the weight restriction of passengers to whom the act applies; creating additional exceptions as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 31
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1302(a)(v) and 31
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1303(a), (b)(intro) and by creating a new paragraph (vii) are amended to read:

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1302.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(v)

"Passenger vehicle" means a motor vehicle
, excluding emergency and law enforcement vehicles,
designed to carry people and that was equipped with safety belts at the time of manufacture
,
;

excluding:

(A)

Emergency and law enforcement vehicles;

(B)

School buses as defined under W.S. 31
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102(a)(xlii), including buses registered to a private school or church used to transport children to or from school or church or in connection with school or church activities;

(C)

Buses, or other vehicles designed and used for public transportation, whether intrastate or interstate, that were not equipped with safety belts at the time of manufacture.

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1303.

Child safety restraint system; required use; exception.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall operate a passenger vehicle in this state unless each child who is a passenger in that vehicle and who
is eight (8) years of age or under, and who weighs eighty (80) pounds or less,
has not reached his ninth birthday
is properly secured in a child safety restraint system in a seat of the vehicle other than the front seat, except if the vehicle is only equipped with one (1) row of seats
, or if all safety belts in the rows of seats behind the front seat are in use by other child passengers in the vehicle
, the child may be properly secured in a child safety restraint system in the front passenger seat of the vehicle
, except that a rear-facing infant seat shall not be placed in front of an active airbag
.

(b)

Any child who is within the age
and weight
requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section need not be properly secured in a child safety restraint system if:

(vii)

The lap and shoulder belts of the vehicle will fit properly across the collarbone, chest and hips of the child and the belts do not pose a danger to the neck, face or abdominal area of the child in the event of a crash or sudden stop.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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