California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 177 — Vehicles: child passengers.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

(1) Existing law establishes rules of the road governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways, including, among other things, a mandatory seat belt law. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would delete related legislative findings and declarations and make other conforming changes in existing law. (2) Existing law prohibits a parent or legal guardian, while present in a motor vehicle, from permitting his or her child or ward to be transported upon a highway in the vehicle without properly securing the child or ward in a rear seat in a child passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal safety standards, unless the child or ward is 6 years of age or older or weighs 60 pounds or more. Existing law imposes a similar prohibition on the driver of a vehicle, unless the parent or legal guardian of the child is also present in the vehicle and is not the driver. Existing law permits a child or ward under the age of 6 years who weighs less than 60 pounds to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle if the child is properly secured in a child passenger restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, under specified circumstances, including, but not limited to, if all rear seats are already occupied by children under the age of 12 years. This bill would, for purposes of allowing certain children to sit in the front seat under this exception, lower the age of the children occupying the rear seats from 12 to 8 years of age. Because this bill would change the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The bill would also make various nonsubstantive technical and conforming changes. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. To Com. on TRANS.

  5. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 620.) To Assembly.

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  9. Set for hearing April 20.

  10. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 4. Page 398.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. Set for hearing March 31.

  12. To Com. on T. & H.

  13. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  14. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 3rd Reading SB177 Lowenthal

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221103
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 261103
% of votes cast 65%28%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Walters — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Nay
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 177 do?
(1) Existing law establishes rules of the road governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways, including, among other things, a mandatory seat belt law. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would delete related legislative findings and declarations and make other conforming changes in existing law. (2) Existing law prohibits a parent or legal guardian, while present in a motor vehicle, from permitting his or her child or ward to be transported upon a highway in the vehicle without properly securing the child or ward in a rear seat in a child passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal safety standards, unless the child or ward is 6 years of age or older or weighs 60 pounds or more. Existing law imposes a similar prohibition on the driver of a vehicle, unless the parent or legal guardian of the child is also present in the vehicle and is not the driver. Existing law permits a child or ward under the age of 6 years who weighs less than 60 pounds to ride in the front seat of a motor vehicle if the child is properly secured in a child passenger restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, under specified circumstances, including, but not limited to, if all rear seats are already occupied by children under the age of 12 years. This bill would, for purposes of allowing certain children to sit in the front seat under this exception, lower the age of the children occupying the rear seats from 12 to 8 years of age. Because this bill would change the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) The bill would also make various nonsubstantive technical and conforming changes. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 177?
SB 177 is sponsored by Bonnie Lowenthal.
What is the current status of SB 177?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 177?
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