Bill > S1657

This bill enhances child passenger safety regulations by amending Section 7AA of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. The bill requires that all child passenger restraint systems must be approved by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and must be properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Specifically, children under two years old must be secured in a rear-facing child passenger restraint system with an internal harness until they exceed the system's height or weight limit. For children two years and older, the bill mandates that they can be restrained in either a rear-facing or forward-facing child passenger restraint system with an internal harness, again until they reach the manufacturer's specified height or weight limit. These provisions aim to improve child safety during transportation by ensuring that children are secured in age-appropriate and properly installed restraint systems that meet federal safety standards.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1657