Bill Text: IA SF164 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of child restraint devices by certain children traveling in motor vehicles.(Formerly SSB 1026.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-05 - Referred to Transportation. S.J. 1091. [SF164 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF164-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1026)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
child
restraint
devices
by
1
certain
children
traveling
in
motor
vehicles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.446,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2023,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
A
child
under
one
year
two
years
of
age
and
weighing
3
less
than
twenty
thirty
pounds
who
is
being
transported
in
a
4
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
a
school
bus
or
5
motorcycle,
shall
be
secured
during
transit
in
a
rear-facing
6
child
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
7
manufacturer’s
instructions.
8
b.
A
child
under
six
eight
years
of
age
who
does
not
meet
9
the
description
in
paragraph
“a”
and
who
is
being
transported
10
in
a
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
a
school
11
bus
or
motorcycle,
shall
be
secured
during
transit
by
a
12
child
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
13
manufacturer’s
instructions.
14
2.
A
child
at
least
six
eight
years
of
age
but
under
15
eighteen
years
of
age
who
is
being
transported
in
a
motor
16
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
a
school
bus
or
17
motorcycle,
shall
be
secured
during
transit
by
a
child
18
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
19
manufacturer’s
instructions
or
by
a
safety
belt
or
safety
20
harness
of
a
type
approved
under
section
321.445
.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
321.446,
subsection
3,
paragraph
d,
Code
22
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
use
of
child
restraint
devices
by
27
certain
children
traveling
in
motor
vehicles,
including
child
28
restraint
systems,
safety
belts,
and
safety
harnesses.
29
Current
law
requires
a
child
under
one
year
of
age
and
30
weighing
less
than
20
pounds
who
is
being
transported
in
a
31
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
a
school
bus
32
or
motorcycle,
to
be
secured
during
transit
in
a
rear-facing
33
child
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
34
manufacturer’s
instructions.
The
bill
extends
this
requirement
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to
a
child
under
two
years
of
age
and
weighing
less
than
30
1
pounds.
2
Current
law
also
requires
a
child
under
six
years
of
age,
3
who
is
not
subject
to
the
above
requirement,
and
who
is
being
4
transported
in
a
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
5
a
school
bus
or
motorcycle,
to
be
secured
during
transit
by
6
a
child
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
7
manufacturer’s
instructions.
The
bill
extends
this
requirement
8
to
children
under
eight
years
of
age.
9
Accordingly,
the
bill
requires
a
child
at
least
eight
years
10
of
age
(instead
of
six)
but
under
18
years
of
age
who
is
being
11
transported
in
a
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration,
except
12
a
school
bus
or
motorcycle,
to
be
secured
during
transit
by
13
a
child
restraint
system
that
is
used
in
accordance
with
the
14
manufacturer’s
instructions
or
by
an
approved
safety
belt
or
15
safety
harness.
16
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
that
exempts
children
occupying
17
the
back
seat
of
a
motor
vehicle
from
having
to
be
secured
18
during
transit
by
a
child
restraint
system,
safety
belt,
or
19
safety
harness
if
no
safety
belt
is
available
because
all
20
safety
belts
are
being
used
by
other
occupants
or
cannot
be
21
used
due
to
the
use
of
a
child
restraint
system
in
the
seating
22
position
for
which
a
belt
is
provided.
23
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.446
is
punishable
by
a
24
scheduled
fine
of
$135.
The
department
of
transportation
is
25
prohibited
from
considering
a
violation
of
Code
section
321.446
26
in
determining
an
offender’s
driver’s
license
suspension
under
27
Code
section
321.210
or
habitual
offender
status
under
Code
28
section
321.555.
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