House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends GS 20-137.1, concerning the use of child restraint systems in vehicles, as follows. Amends the exceptions under which a child does not have to be secured in a restraint system in the rear seat as follows: (1) for the exception applying when the vehicle does not have a rear seat, adds that under no circumstances will a child be placed in the front seat of a vehicle that has an active front airbag using a rear-facing child passenger restraint system (previously this was a free-standing provision applicable in all situations) and requires the seat to be secured in a vehicle with a rear seat when height and weight requirements for use of a child passenger restraint system requires the seat to be rear-facing and (2) for the exception applying when the system is designed for use with front air bags (was, air bags), to add that the system must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions as indicated on the label. Allows a child to be restrained by a properly fitted lap belt only when no seating position equipped with a lap and shoulder belt is available and the child is less than eight years old and at least 40 pounds (was, between 40 and 80 pounds under current law and between 40 and 80 pounds and less than 57 inches in height in the previous edition). Makes additional technical and clarifying changes. Amends the act's titles.