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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2254 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1703
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold
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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 enhancing child passenger safety.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2254 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1703
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1703) of Barry R. Finegold for
legislation to enhance child passenger safety. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1524 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act enhancing 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:
1 Section 7AA of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting at the end thereof the following:-
3 The child passenger restraint shall comply with the United States Department of
4Transportation's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and shall be properly fastened and
5secured according to the manufacturer's instructions. All infants and toddlers under the age of 2
6years or weighing less than 30 pounds shall be restrained in a rear-facing car seat. It is hereby
7declared to be the public policy of the commonwealth that all children who have outgrown their
8rear-facing car seat by height and weight should use a forward-facing car seat with a harness up
9to the maximum height and weight allowed by the child restraint manufacturer.