Child Passenger Safety
Status: Enacted - Chapter No. 79-2008
Date of Last Action: 04/11/2008 - Enacted*
Author: Baddour (D)
Summary: Relates to child passenger safety, provides that no child under the age of eight and measuring less than fifty-seven inches in height shall ride as a passenger in a motor vehicle on any way unless such child is properly fastened and secured, according to the manufacturer's instructions, by a child passenger restraint, provides a child that is not required to be fastened in a child passenger restrain, shall not ride as a passenger unless wearing a safety belt and is property adjusted and fastened.
History:
01/10/2007 - INTRODUCED.
01/10/2007 - To JOINT Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
01/10/2007 - Filed as Senate Docket 1349.
06/21/2007 - In JOINT Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Heard. Eligible for Executive Session.
07/26/2007 - From JOINT Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Ought to pass.
07/26/2007 - To SENATE Committee on ETHICS and RULES.
07/30/2007 - From SENATE Committee on ETHICS AND RULES. Reported for consideration by SENATE.
07/30/2007 - In SENATE. Placed on the Orders of the Day.
07/30/2007 - In SENATE. Read second time.
07/30/2007 - In SENATE. Ordered to a third reading.
07/31/2007 - In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE.
08/02/2007 - To HOUSE Committee on STEERING, POLICY AND SCHEDULING.
09/17/2007 - From HOUSE Committee on STEERING, POLICY AND SCHEDULING. Reported for consideration by HOUSE.
09/17/2007 - In HOUSE. Placed on the Orders of the Day.
04/02/2008 - In HOUSE. Read second time.
04/02/2008 - In HOUSE. Ordered to third reading.
04/02/2008 - In HOUSE. Rules suspended.
04/02/2008 - In HOUSE. Read third time. Passed HOUSE.
04/02/2008 - Passed Both Houses.
04/03/2008 - *****To GOVERNOR.
04/11/2008 - Signed by GOVERNOR.
04/11/2008 - Chapter No. 79-2008
MA
United States
