SBN-1137

"AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE BY MOTORISTS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC VEHICLES TO USE SEAT BELT DEVICES, AND REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL SEAT BELT DEVICES IN ALL THEIR MANUFACTURED VEHICLES"

- Submitted said report to the Senate;

- Sponsors: Senators Sotto III, Flavier, Coseteng, Osmeña III, and Defensor Santiago.

- Assigned for consideration by Special Order;

- Sponsorship speech of Senator Sotto III;

- Cosponsorship speech of Senator Flavier;

- Interpellation of Senators Guingona, Jr., Cayetano, Biazon, and Barbers;

- Senators Cayetano and Barbers were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Sotto III.

- Interpellation of Senators Aquino-Oreta, Revilla and Roco;

- Period of interpellation closed;

- Senators Guingona, Jr. and Revilla were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Sotto III;

- Upon motion of Senator Drilon, citing Section 59, Rule XXI of the Rules of the Senate, this Bill shall have Senators Flavier, Osmeña III, Defensor Santiago, Sotto III, Coseteng, Cayetano, Barbers, Guingona, Jr.. and Revilla as authors thereof.

- Period of committee amendment closed;

- Period of individual amendments;

- Period of individual amendments closed;

- Approved on Second Reading with amendments.

- Approved on Third Reading;

- In favor: (19) Barbers, Biazon. Cayetano Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Enrile, Fernan, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Jaworski, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Ople, Osmeña III, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Sotto III,
and Tatad;

- Against: None;

- Abstention: None.

- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on May 24, 1999;

- House of Representatives reconsidered its approval the Conference Committee Report on May 25, 1999.

- Sponsorship speech of Senator Sotto III on the Conference Committee report;

- Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.

- Received by the Office of the President (PLLO).

- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on August 5, 1999;

- REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750.

HBN-7090, entitled:

"AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE OF THE USE OF SEAT BELTS, AND REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL SEAT BELT DEVICES IN ALL THEIR MANUFACTURED VEHICLES"

- Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence.

- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on RULES;

- House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both Bills, designating Representatives Tuazon, Paras, Barinaga, Gonzales (R.), Kintanar, Saludo, Jr., Moreno, Zubiri, Albano III and Baculio as its conferees on March 23, 1999.

- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on May 24, 1999;

- House of Representatives reconsidered its approval on the Conference Committee Report on May 25, 1999.