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Bill to update child-safety-seat rules fails on the floor after debate over rear-facing requirement
Summary
A House proposal to update Alabama's child-safety-seat law to match current NHTSA guidance failed to advance after members expressed concerns over rear-facing requirements and enforcement.
A proposal to update Alabama's child-safety-seat statute to align with current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommendations failed to secure the committee report on the House floor after extended debate and member concern.
Representative Bolton, sponsor of HB 18, said the bill would modernize Alabama's child-restraint law, which "hasn't been done since around 02/2006," and adopt more recent NHTSA guidance. Bolton said he would offer a substitute to remove or change particular lines after committee…
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