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Senate narrows pickup‑truck child‑transport ban for rural/parade use; broader limit fails
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a rural‑area amendment allowing children to ride unrestrained in pickup beds at 25 mph or less under specified conditions but rejected a broader amendment that would have required restraints in all motor vehicles; final floor tally put SB 113 on the third‑reading calendar.
The Senate took up Senate Bill 113, a safety measure restricting the unrestrained transport of children in open pickup truck beds and cargo areas. Sponsors framed the bill as an effort to reduce severe injuries and fatalities among children riding unsecured.
Senator Robert C. Steiner circulated and successfully moved a targeted amendment that created a…
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