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Subcommittee reports bill to require seat belts for adults in rear seats, 4-1
Summary
House Bill 2475, which would require adults in rear vehicle seats to wear seat belts (a change from current law), was reported out of the subcommittee 4-1 after testimony from crash survivors, family members and safety groups. Supporters said the change would raise Virginia’s seatbelt use toward national averages and save lives.
Delegate Keyes Gamorrah introduced House Bill 2475 to extend Virginia’s seatbelt requirement to adults seated in the back of passenger vehicles. "Current law in Virginia is that people are to wear seatbelts if they are sitting in the front seat. It does not cover adults in the back seat," Delegate Keyes Gamorrah said.
The bill’s purpose, as supporters explained, is to raise seatbelt use…
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