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Utah Senate passes law requiring booster seats for young children
Summary
The Utah Senate on March 5 passed House Bill 140, requiring booster seats for children under 8 or 57 inches tall. Supporters cited injury statistics; opponents raised enforcement and liberty concerns. The bill passed the Senate 17–11 with one absent and returns to the House.
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 140 on March 5, a measure that would require parents and adults to provide booster seats for children ages 3 through under 8 and for anyone 57 inches (4 feet 9 inches) tall or less.
Sponsor Senator Bell framed the bill as a public-safety step backed by crash data, saying, “House Bill 140 imposes on parents and adults the obligation to provide a booster seat for young persons 3 to…
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