Booster Seat Bill Unbuckled In State House

South Dakota is one of only a few states without a law on the books making booster seats for toddlers riding in a vehicle mandatory, and it looks like it’ll stay that way for another year.  Triple-A South Dakota spokesman Mark Madeja  says a booster seat bill was shot down in the House Judiciary Committee this week…

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Madeja explains why the bill was defeated in committee…..

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It was a party-line vote….

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But Madeja cautions…..

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(courtesy KWAT, Watertown)