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Senate advances SB 6 after hours of debate over primary seat-belt enforcement
Summary
After extended floor debate, the Utah Senate advanced Senate Bill 6 — a measure making seat-belt use a primary enforcement offense, raising child-restraint ages, and offering reduced fines for education completion — to the third-reading calendar by roll call. Supporters cited lives saved; opponents warned of profiling and individual liberty concerns.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 9, 1999 advanced Senate Bill 6 — a seat-belt law amendment — to the third-reading calendar after sustained debate and several floor amendments.
Sponsor Senator Montgomery framed the bill around public safety, citing Department of Public Safety figures and arguing the measure could prevent dozens of deaths annually. "It's estimated by studies that in 1997, approximately a hundred and 28 people in this state were killed, and they did not have their seatbelts on," he said during his…
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