HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1904 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3575
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Claire D. Cronin
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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 to enhance child passenger safety.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 1/10/2019 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 1/18/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/30/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Gerard J. Cassidy | 9th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1904 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3575
By Ms. Cronin of Easton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3575) of Claire D. Cronin and others relative to further regulating child passenger restraints in motor vehicles. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1243 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to enhance 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 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph;-
The child passenger restraint shall be approved by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213, and must be properly fastened and secured according to the manufacturer's instructions. All infants and toddlers under the age of 2 years or weighing less than 30 lbs. shall be restrained in a rear-facing car seat. All children 2 years or older, or who have outgrown their rear-facing car seat by height and weight, should use a forward facing car seat with a harness up to the maximum height and weight allowed by the child restraint manufacturer.