Make Arizona the 48th State With a Car Booster Seat Law!

Posted by: Anthony Green at May 02, 2012 12:00 AM CDT

Keywords: Advocacy

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THE ISSUE

In April, the Arizona legislature passed a bill to require that children ages 5-7 who are shorter than 4 feet 10 inches be in a child restraint system. Along with Arizona, only Florida and South Dakota do not have a booster seat law in effect. 

WHERE WE ARE

The bill is now on the desk of Governor Jan Brewer for her veto or signature.  We urge Arizonans—and all concerned about child safety—to send an email to Governor Brewer and encourage her to make Arizona the 48th state to adopt a life-saving child seat law.  Right after the law passed, Safe Kids Worldwide President and CEO Kate Carr wrote to the Governor encouraging her to sign the bill.

Key fact: According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, seven of the nine children ages 5-8 who died in a vehicle crash in 2009 were not properly restrained in a booster seat.

TAKE ACTION

Please send an email to Governor Brewer encouraging her to make HB 2154 law. 

Comment on this Blog Post:

Posted by Rachel Miller at: May 10, 2012

Thank you. It happened late last night. http://tmcforchildren.com/2012/05/10/governor-brewer-says-yes-to-expanded-child-restraint-legislation/

Posted by Matthew Dunn at: May 6, 2012

The trauma team at Phoenix Children's hospital would greatly appreciate your endorsement of this new law. We see too many lives lost that could be prevented with proper child restraints. Thank you for all you do.

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