BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 1242: Motorcycle equipment
Revising motorcycle equipment laws.
Summary
- No person under the age of 21 may ride a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped without wearing a commercially manufactured motorcycle helmet. The requirement that motorcycle equipment (glasses, goggles, face shields and helmets) conform with State Patrol rules is deleted.
From the House Bill Report (HB 1242), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 20, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jerome Delvin (R-8)
- Introduced
- January 20, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Companion bill
- SB 5256
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jerome Delvin (R-8)
33 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 22 Republicans)
Scott Smith R-2Les Thomas R-31Cathy McMorris R-7John Koster R-39Tom Mielke R-18Alex Wood D-3Brian Hatfield D-19Mike Sherstad R-1Renee Radcliff R-21Al O'Brien D-1Senator D-35Jack Cairnes R-47Dave Schmidt R-44Dave Quall D-40Tom Huff R-26Bill Thompson R-44Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Jim Buck R-24Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Pat Scott D-38Richard DeBolt R-20Peggy Johnson R-35Ida Ballasiotes R-41Ed Murray D-43Barbara Lisk R-15Suzette Cooke R-47Shirley Hankins R-8Paul Zellinsky R-23John Pennington R-18Dave Mastin R-16Erik Poulsen D-34Jim Dunn R-17Dawn Mason D-37
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
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 1242 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1242 (2025–26) Prof. licensing reporting
- HB 1242 (2023–24) Behavioral health work group
- HB 1242 (2021–22) Health care workers/leave
- HB 1242 (2019–20) Lodging special excise taxes
- HB 1242 (2017–18) Investigational med. product
- HB 1242 (2015–16) Educational employee strikes
- HB 1242 (2013–14) Vehicle subagents
- HB 1242 (2011–12) Backflow preventer testing