2007 House Bill 4537: Levy fines for child car seat safety grants

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Introduced by Rep. Marc Corriveau (D) on March 28, 2007, to establish that the fines proposed by House Bill 4536 for violation of the law requiring seat belts or car seats for minors in vehicles would go into a fund to pay for a child car seat safety grant program.
- Referred to the House Transportation Committee on March 28, 2007.
  - Reported in the House on June 21, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on June 26, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 26, 2007.
Passed 102 to 6 in the House on June 27, 2007.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
Received in the Senate on June 28, 2007.
- Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on June 28, 2007.

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1) Rep. Hoogendyk's "no vote explanation" by Admin003 on June 29, 2007
Rep. Hoogendyk, having reserved the right to explain his protest against the passage of the bill, made the following statement:

"Mr. Speaker and members of the House:

This is just one more example of unnecessary government growth. This bill creates a 'child safety education fund' within the Department of Community Health to replace the role of parents as the ones who are responsible for educating and training our children about safety. This is not the role of government."

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2) Ship of fools by Anonymous Citizen on May 3, 2007
Dear Insane -
"You're a bit of an idiot. The fines generated by HB4536 would be collected due to a violation of endangering a minor child by lack of proper safety devise usage."

I'm glad to know that your spawn are wrapped in crash helmets and flame-retardant race suits while you haul them off to dole-school in your armored limousine at six mph. Because for a modern safety-Nazi to provide anything less to a child would be criminal hypocrisy. And to further ensure the safety of the children (especially yours), I'll be sure to drop a dime on you if I ever catch you -or- your nuggets about without proper safety devices and protocol. Talking while driving? Busted. Clipping weeds without safety glasses? Busted. Letting the kids touch the shopping cart handle without hosing everything down with Lysol? Busted. (You know, this self-righteous puritanical fascism is kind of fun.) Because, you know, the papers and the pressure groups have all said those things are dangerous. I'll smile, and I'm sure you will, too, as the armed government agent shakes you down and annotates your government dossier, for your own good and for that of "our" children.

You are a whole container-ship full of statist retard. You need to ram a reef and sink.
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3) Why Is It by Anonymous Citizen on May 3, 2007
the governments place to fine you anyhow? They pass all these nanny laws and then fight over the booty. I'd rather deal with real pirates, at least they tell you they're going to steal your money.
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