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I can understand anyone who wants to protect kids. Unfortunately not all of them get the parenting they need or deserve. Although I’m not sure where I stand on these 2 possible laws that may come into effect soon.

(08-25) 04:00 PDT Sacramento — Parents will have to strap their kids into backseat car booster seats until they are 8 years old or reach a certain height if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill the Legislature sent to him Thursday.

Another bill that appears headed to the governor’s desk attempts to protect children’s health by making it illegal for adults to smoke in a car with young passengers.

California law now requires children younger than 6 or weighing less than 60 pounds to use booster seats — and sit in the backseat.

“Traffic accidents are the highest cause of fatality for children ages 6 and 7,” said the bill’s author, Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa. “This is a serious, serious issue.

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