HI HB1690

Increases the age requirement for child passenger restraint systems from under eight years to under ten years of age.

Requires children two years of age or younger to be properly restrained in rear-facing child passenger restraint systems that meet federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Requires children more than two years of age but less than four years of age to be properly restrained in a child passenger restraint system meeting federal standards.

Requires children four years of age or older but less than ten years of age to be properly restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat meeting federal standards, with an exemption for children over four feet nine inches in height who are restrained by a seat belt assembly.

Takes effect July 1, 2050.