Motor Vehicles - Required Equipment - Rear Occupant Alert Systems (Hot Cars Act)
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Summary
The bill bans the sale or offer for sale of passenger, truck or multipurpose vehicles with rear seats unless they have a rear‑occupant alert system that meets NHTSA standards. It also prevents the state from registering any vehicle sold in violation of this rule. The measure aims to reduce child heat‑stroke deaths by ensuring drivers are warned to check the back seat before leaving the vehicle.
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- Environment and Transportation — Bill HearingEnvironment and Transportation · Feb 19, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Sponsors
- Spiegel · sponsor
- Foley
- Kaiser
- Kaufman
- Palakovich Carr
- Ruth
- Schindler
- Stewart
- Terrasa
- Tomlinson
- Wims
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