But some parents say it's not appropriate to try and legislate what they call "common sense." Others say it'll make criminals out of people who make simple mistakes. But lawmakers say the bill is aimed at those who are truly careless.

Local law enforcement officers say the bill will help them. Sheriff Sadie Darnell, "Law enforcement is called upon way too many times actually to become the parent in many situations."

A 2005 study revealed temperatures outside a car could be in the 70s. But temperatures inside the car could climb to almost 115 degrees within an hour.

The bill makes leaving a child unattended or unsupervised in a car a second-degree misdemeanor and in some cases a third-degree felony.

By Gavin Johnson, WCJB TV20 News