Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07196 Compare Versions

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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7196
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7196
8	6		January Session, 2019
	7	+	LCO No. 4307
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S
15	20		RECOMMENDATION REGAR DING SEAT BELTS.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 14-1
20	25		100a of the general statutes are repealed and the following is 2
21	26		substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 3
22	27		(c) (1) The operator of and any [front seat] passenger in any motor 4
23	28		vehicle or fire fighting apparatus originally equipped with seat safety 5
24	29		belts complying with the provisions of 49 CFR 571.209, as amended 6
25	30		from time to time, shall wear such seat safety belt while the vehicle is 7
26	31		being operated on any highway, except as follows: 8
27	32		(A) A child under eight years of age shall be restrained as provided 9
28	33		in subsection (d) of this section; and 10
29	34		(B) The operator of such vehicle shall secure or cause to be secured 11
30	35		in a seat safety belt any passenger eight years of age or older and 12
31		-	under sixteen years of age. [; and] 13
32		-	[(C) If the operator of such vehicle is under eighteen years of age, 14
33		-	such operator and each passenger in such vehicle shall wear such seat 15
34		-	safety belt while the vehicle is being operated on any highway.] 16 Substitute Bill No. 7196
	36	+	under sixteen years of age. [; and 13 Raised Bill No. 7196
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	42	+	(C) If the operator of such vehicle is under eighteen years of age, 14
	43	+	such operator and each passenger in such vehicle shall wear such seat 15
	44	+	safety belt while the vehicle is being operated on any highway.] 16
41	45		(2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not 17
42	46		apply to (A) any person whose physical disability or impairment 18
43	47		would prevent restraint in such safety belt, provided such person 19
44	48		obtains a written statement from a licensed physician or a licensed 20
45	49		advanced practice registered nurse containing reasons for such 21
46	50		person's inability to wear such safety belt and including information 22
47	51		concerning the nature and extent of such condition. Such person shall 23
48	52		carry the statement on his or her person or in the motor vehicle at all 24
49	53		times when it is being operated, [or] (B) an authorized emergency 25
50	54		vehicle, other than fire fighting apparatus, responding to an 26
51	55		emergency call or a motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier of 27
52	56		the United States postal service while performing his or her official 28
53		-	duties or by a person engaged in the delivery of newspapers, (C) any 29
54		-	passenger on a bus, as defined in 49 USC 30127, or (D) a vehicle 30
55		-	manufactured prior to January 1, 1968. 31
56		-	Sec. 2. Section 54-33m of the general statutes is repealed and the 32
57		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 33
58		-	The failure of an operator of, or [front seat] passenger in, a private 34
59		-	passenger motor vehicle or vanpool vehicle to wear a seat safety belt as 35
60		-	required by section 14-100a, as amended by this act, shall not 36
61		-	constitute probable cause for a law enforcement official to conduct a 37
62		-	search of such vehicle and its contents. 38
	57	+	duties or by a person engaged in the delivery of newspapers, or (C) 29
	58	+	any passenger on a bus having a tonnage rating of one ton or more. 30
	59	+	Sec. 2. Section 54-33m of the general statutes is repealed and the 31
	60	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 32
	61	+	The failure of an operator of, or [front seat] passenger in, a private 33
	62	+	passenger motor vehicle or vanpool vehicle to wear a seat safety belt as 34
	63	+	required by section 14-100a, as amended by this act, shall not 35
	64	+	constitute probable cause for a law enforcement official to conduct a 36
	65	+	search of such vehicle and its contents. 37
63	66		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
64	67		sections:
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66	69		Section 1 October 1, 2019 14-100a(c)(1) and (2)
67	70		Sec. 2 October 1, 2019 54-33m
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69		-	PH Joint Favorable Subst.
	72	+	Statement of Purpose:
	73	+	To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendation to
	74	+	require persons to wear seat belts in all positions of a vehicle. Raised Bill No. 7196
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	80	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	81	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	82	+	not underlined.]
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