CHARLOTTE — Some kids in North Carolina may soon be required to go back into a booster seat during car trips.
A bill making its way through the North Carolina House would add a new requirement to booster seats: height.
Currently, the state’s car seat law goes by a child’s age and weight. Kids under 8 years old or weighing 80 pounds or less must be in a booster seat.
The new bill, House Bill 368, would change that restriction to any kids under 8 who are less than 57 inches in height. It will also require all infants to be in rear-facing car seats.
A vote in the House is expected Tuesday.
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