2007 Senate Bill 82 (Expand auto child seat mandates )

Public Act 43 of 2008

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Introduced by Sen. Michelle McManus (R) on January 25, 2007, to require child safety booster seats for children between four- and eight-years old who are under 4-feet 9-inches tall and weigh less than 80 pounds.
- Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on January 25, 2007.
  - Reported in the Senate on February 27, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Michelle McManus (R) on March 6, 2008, to move back the date the bill goes into effect. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 6, 2008.
Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on March 6, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on March 6, 2008.
- Referred to the House Transportation Committee on March 6, 2008.
  - Reported in the House on March 13, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House (99 to 9) on March 18, 2008, to require child safety booster seats for children between four- and eight-years old who are under 4-feet 9-inches tall and weigh less than 80 pounds. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 27, 2008.

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2) But we all pay [by Anonymous Citizen on September 24, 2008]
Having been an EMT, I've seen that most times the family is not "lucky" enough for the unrestrained children to die cleanly [I'm saying that to make a point - I've seen despair as you can not imagine and shared in it, knowing there could have been a simple car seat solution to avoid that!] In fact, they (or adults in the same situation) become severely disabled, barely alive, and now the end effect is not a burden the family alone endures - we all do. We all pay for catastrophic medical care in the insurance system. I'd rather my insurance premiums would stay manageable - something that won't happen since I always help pay for those who allow their kids or themselves to require expensive intensive care when they could have prevented it.

And, those who talk about not wearing a seat belt when they were young - neither did I. But - I also lost a lot of loved ones to car accident deaths that would have been preventable.
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