5/18/04-The Senate declined to take up a measure before the legislative session ended last month that would have created a primary law for seat-belt enforcement, effectively killing it for the year.
Under H15, sponsored by Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, drivers could be pulled over solely for not wearing their seat belts. Currently, police can ticket drivers only after stopping a vehicle for another traffic violation.
The proposal previously passed the House.

3/5/04-The House passed a bill March 4 that would create a primary law for seat-belt enforcement. It now heads to the Senate for consideration.
Under the H15, sponsored by Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, drivers could be pulled over solely for not wearing their seat belts. Currently, police can ticket drivers only after stopping a vehicle for another traffic violation.
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1/23/04-Drivers caught not wearing their seat belts could be pulled over under legislation filed in the House.
Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, has drafted a bill – H15 – that would create a primary law for seat-belt enforcement. Currently, police can ticket drivers only after stopping a vehicle for another traffic violation.
If signed into law, the regulation would put the state in line for additional funding from the federal government.
An incentive program recently introduced in Congress encourages states to increase seat-belt enforcement. The program would give states three years to enact a primary seat-belt law or reach a rate of usage of at least 90 percent. Failure to do one or the other would result in a loss of up to 4 percent of federal highway funds to the state.
The legislation will be considered when lawmakers return to the Capitol in March.
A similar bill – S400 – has also been filed in the Senate.