Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 735

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Background

Title

Description: Booster seats; require use of when transporting certain children in a passenger motor vehicle.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Martinson

Additional Author: Barnett

Code Sections: A 063-0007-0301, A 063-0002-0001, A 063-0002-0007

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PERSONS TRANSPORTING A CHILD IN A PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE CHILD BY PROPERLY USING A BELT POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT SYSTEM MEETING APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS IF THE CHILD MEETS CERTAIN AGE, HEIGHT AND WEIGHT CRITERIA; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-2-1 AND 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AND TO INCREASE FROM EIGHT TO TEN THE MAXIMUM AGE OF A CHILD WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED BY THE USE OF A SEAT BELT, REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT THAT THE CHILD OCCUPIES, WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED IN A PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE IF A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT DEVICE OR SYSTEM OR A BELT POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE CHILD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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