Tennessee is close to passing a law that would require kids to stay in a car or booster seat until 12-years-old. The bill is headed to Governor Bill Haslam’s desk after the House and Senate passed it Monday night.
Current Tennessee law requires rear-facing car seats until age one, forward-facing car seats until age three, and booster seats until age eight.
The new requirements would increase the age requirement for each safety seat. Kids would be required to sit in a rear-facing car seat until two years-old, a forward-facing car seat until five years-old, and a booster seat until 12 years-old or until the child reaches 4-foot 9-inches.
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