HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2415        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2446

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mindy Domb

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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:

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/17/2021

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

2/22/2021

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

2/24/2021

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/26/2021

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/26/2021

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

32nd Middlesex

2/26/2021

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

2/26/2021

Bradford Hill

4th Essex

2/26/2021

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

5/5/2021

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/26/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

7/1/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

4/28/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2415        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2446

By Ms. Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2446) of Mindy Domb and others relative to further regulating child passenger restraints in motor vehicles.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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.