BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
HB 1148: Motorcycle helmet use
Requiring persons under age eighteen years to use a helmet.
Summary
- Revises the motorcycle helmet law to apply only to persons under the age of eighteen.
From the Bill Digest (HB 1148), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Scott Smith (R-2)
- Introduced
- January 16, 1995 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Scott Smith (R-2)
19 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 16 Republicans)
Stephen Fuhrman R-7Don Benton R-17Lois McMahan R-26David Chappell D-20Tom Huff R-26Marc Boldt R-17Grant Pelesky R-25Les Thomas R-31Suzette Cooke R-47John Koster R-39Steven Hargrove R-23Peggy Johnson R-35Cathy McMorris R-7Larry Crouse R-4Debbie Regala D-27John Pennington R-18Barney Beeksma R-10Kip Tokuda D-37Dave Mastin R-16
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1148 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1148 (2025–26) Youth athletics/sales tax
- HB 1148 (2023–24) State gen. obligation bonds
- HB 1148 (2021–22) Acute care hospitals
- HB 1148 (2019–20) Architect registration
- HB 1148 (2017–18) Timber purchase reporting
- HB 1148 (2015–16) Multiple-offense sentencing
- HB 1148 (2013–14) Dissenters/business corp act
- HB 1148 (2011–12) Spot shrimp license