By Alabama Public Radio
Montgomery, AL – The state Senate has approved a bill that would require many elementary school students to start using booster seats when they travel in cars. That's not the specific language, but that is the group of children who would be affected if the bill becomes law. Senator Quinton Ross sponsors the measure. It would require parents to place their children in booster seats until the child is 4 feet 9 inches tall or 12 years old. Right now, children can start using an adult seat belt without a safety seat when they turn four years old. Ross' bill is now going to the House for consideration.