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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1146
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3409
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING EXTENDED REAR -FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That (1) subsection (d) of section 14-100a of the general statutes be 1
amended to require a person who transports a child under four years of 2
age, instead of two years of age, or weighing less than forty pounds, 3
instead of thirty pounds, to provide and require the child to ride rear-4
facing in a child restraint system equipped with a five-point harness; 5
and (2) the general statutes be amended to require any person who is 6
engaged in the business of selling child restraint systems in the state to 7
include a pamphlet with each child restraint system that details the 8
requirements of state law regarding child restraint systems and the 9
safety benefits of extended rear-facing. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To require a child under four years of age or weighing less than forty
pounds to ride rear-facing in a child restraint system and require a
person engaged in the business of selling child restraint systems to Proposed Bill No. 1146
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include a pamphlet with each such child restraint system detailing the
state law and the safety benefits of extended rear-facing.