LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 2005

TO:	Honorable Mike Krusee, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB183 by Brown, Fred (Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving the use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat systems.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code as it relates to the prosecution of offenses involving the use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat systems.

The bill would make it an offense for a person to operate a passenger vehicle and transport a child younger than 8 years old or who is less than 57 inches in height without the child being secured in a child passenger safety seat system according to the manufacturer's instructions.  The bill would also make it an offense for a person to transport a child older than eight but younger than 17 and who is at least 57 inches in height that is not secured by a safety belt, provided the child is occupying a seat that is equipped with a safety belt. 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, VDS, SJ