MA H1243

Bill

To enhance child passenger safety

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/24/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to further regulating child passenger restraints in motor vehicles. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance child passenger safety by amending Massachusetts' existing law on child passenger restraints in motor vehicles. It requires that all child passenger restraint systems be approved by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Additionally, the bill mandates that all infants and toddlers under the age of 2 or weighing less than 30 lbs. must be restrained in a rear-facing car seat, and children 2 years or older who have outgrown their rear-facing seat should use a forward-facing car seat with a harness up to the maximum height and weight allowed by the manufacturer.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (9)

Claire Cronin (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Louis Kafka (D), Joe McKenna (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Frank Smizik (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 01/29/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1243

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1243
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1243.pdf

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H1302	Relative to recreational vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
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