SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1442        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1960

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to child passenger safety.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

2/2/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Nick Collins

4th Suffolk

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1442        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1960

By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1960) of Mark C. Montigny, Jason M. Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, Jack Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to child passenger safety.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2520 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to child passenger safety.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 7AA of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-

A passenger in a motor vehicle on any way who is under the age of 13 shall not be seated in the front passenger seat of a motor vehicle on any way unless: (i) the motor vehicle does not have a rear passenger seat; or (ii) the rear passenger seat of the motor vehicle is occupied by other passengers under the age of 13.