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Utah House approves primary-enforcement seat-belt bill after extended debate
Summary
After extended floor debate on personal liberty, enforcement and public-safety evidence, the House passed first substitute House Bill 79 to make seat-belt violations a primary offense (with warnings/education provisions for some first offenses); the bill passed 42-32.
The Utah House on Feb. 17, 2015 passed first substitute House Bill 79, changing how seat-belt violations are enforced by converting most adult seat-belt violations from a secondary to a primary enforcement offense. Representative Perry, the bill sponsor, said the change would increase seat-belt use and reduce deaths and severe injuries; he described an education-first approach for many first offenses and an online course offered through the Utah Department of Transportation that can…
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