Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H233: Child Restraint Requirements
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires certain children to be restrained in child booster seat; provides exceptions; provides penalties.
What the bill says
An act relating to child restraint requirements; amending s. 316.613, F.S.; requiring certain children to be restrained in a child booster seat; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to child restraint requirements; amending s. 316.613, F.S.; requiring certain children to be restrained in a child booster seat; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 316.613, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) of that section is reenacted, to read: 316.613 Child restraint requirements.-- (1)(a) Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in this section, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 8 5 years of age or younger, provide for protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device. 1. For children aged through 3 years, such restraint device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer's integrated child seat. 2. For children aged 4 through 5 years, a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a child booster seat may be used. words underlined are additions. hb233-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 233 2026 3. For children aged 6 through 8 years, such restraint device must be a child booster seat. This subparagraph does not apply to a child over 4 feet 9 inches in height. (b) However, The requirement to …
Sponsors
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H233?
- H233 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Child Restraint Requirements.
- What does H233 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to child restraint requirements; amending s. 316.613, F.S.; requiring certain children to be restrained in a child booster seat; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H233?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Government Operations Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H233?
- Cobb, Nan (R, HD-026).
- Where is the official record for H233?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/233
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