Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that requires more children to use booster seats

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The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would require more children to use booster seats, which supporters say would protect children better during car accidents.

The law now requires children under age 6, or weighing less than 40 pounds, to use such seats. The bill, sponsored by Senator Steven Baddour of Methuen, would require children up to age 8 or 57 inches tall to use the seats.

Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws similar to today's bill, according to a Baddour aide.

Not everyone's a fan. The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is concerned that the bill could lead to police discrimination by allowing officers more opportunities to stop motorists.

The bill, approved 35-0, now heads to the state House.