BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
HB 2486: Failure to wear safety belt
Revising negligence standards regarding the failure to wear safety belts.
Summary
- Removes the provision in statute declaring that a person's failure to use a safety belt is not negligence and may not be admitted into evidence to show negligence.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 15, 2004
- Out of committeeFeb 6, 2004
- Passed Housestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Patricia Lantz (D-26)
- Introduced
- January 15, 2004 in the House
- Last action
- February 6, 2004
AN ACT Relating to the failure to wear safety belt assembly;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)
10 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
- Minority; do not pass.
- JUDI - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
HB 2486 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2486 (2025–26) State energy code costs
- HB 2486 (2023–24) Commute trip tax credit
- HB 2486 (2019–20) Electric marine batteries
- HB 2486 (2017–18) Uniform unclaimed property
- HB 2486 (2015–16) Environmental statutes
- HB 2486 (2013–14) Inmate postsecondary ed
- HB 2486 (2011–12) Tax reform
- HB 2486 (2009–10) DNA sample collection costs