SB46

 SB46 **Sponsors:**  Mary Puzder MD (moderate), Chrysta Blechshmid OR (republican), and Salena Baker CO (republican)

﻿**Issue Category** Health and Safety **Bill Title:** All Household animals are limited to the back seat of a moving vehicle.

**__Purpose:__** Our bill's purpose is to keep both drivers and their pets safe while driving in a car. In 2009, 5,474 were killed and 448,000 were injured in crashes caused by distracted drivers. Pets in the front seat distracting their drivers have been one of the causes of those car accidents. Our bill says that the pet must stay in the back seats of the car while the car is moving, The driver must ensure that the animal will stay in the backseat by either using a leash to tie them to the seat, or a cage.

**__Eligibility:__** This bill applies to all people in the United States of America that have animals in their car.

**__Terms and Benefits:__** 1. To inform the public of this bill, advertising is needed. 2. We would put pamphlets about this bill in all pet stores, animal adoption centers, animal shelters, veterinarian offices, animal hospitals, and car dealerships. 3. We will inform all of the police officers of this bill so that they can start enforcing this bill. 4.We would also have it become part of the curriculum in a driver's education class. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">5.We would also make it be a question on the driver’s test. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">6. We will also put announcements in the newspapers and magazines, and have the news channels announce the bill as well. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">7.Lastly, we will have billboards along the high ways for people to read as they are driving by in their cars. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The benefits of this bill include less car crashes, and less car crashes mean less deaths. The main benefit of this bill is that the roads are safer for drivers, and their pets.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**__Fiscal Impact:__**

Eight billboards per state will cost $1,600,000 for 3 months Magazine and newspaper ad with full color would cost $3,000 Add a question on the driver's test would cost $0
 * Advertising:** The pamphlets in full color will cost $1,000,000 for 10,000,000.

Police officers to enforce the law would cost: $60,000 per police officer.
 * Education**: Teachers to teach police officers about the bill: $50,000 per teacher.


 * Total: $7,500,000**