TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 Among the hundreds of new Florida bills filed during this year\u2019s Legislative session, one proposal would mandate that parents put their 8-year-old children in booster seats.<\/p>\n
The bill \u2014 HB 233<\/a> \u2014 was filed back in October by state Rep. Nan Cobb (R-Eustis), and it aims to modify the state\u2019s child restraint requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n Under current law, children who are 5 years old and younger are required to be strapped into an approved child restraint device in a car. With few exceptions, those rules break down as follows:<\/p>\n For children aged through 3 years: The restraint device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer\u2019s integrated child seat.<\/p>\n For children aged 4-5 years: A separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a child booster seat may be used.<\/p>\n [BELOW: Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in water]<\/p>\n However, HB 233 would add another rule to that list for children aged 6-8 years, who must be placed in a child booster seat.<\/p>\n That said, the requirement doesn\u2019t apply to any children who are at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall.<\/p>\n