BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5476
SB 5476: Child bicycle safety
Enhancing child bicycle safety.
Summary
- Beginning January 1, 1998, it is a traffic infraction: (1) for a person under 16 years of age to operate, ride upon, be transported on or be towed by a bicycle on any public road, path or sidewalk without wearing an approved helmet; (2) for a guardian to knowingly allow, and fail to take reasonable steps to prevent, a person under 16 from being on a bicycle without an approved helmet; and (3) for a person to offer…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeannette Wood (R-21)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 20, 1998
- Companion bill
- HB 1555
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5476, SSB 5476
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeannette Wood (R-21)
15 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
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.
SB 5476 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5476 (2025–26) Responsible bidder criteria
- SB 5476 (2023–24) Agricultural overtime
- SB 5476 (2021–22) State v. Blake decision
- SB 5476 (2019–20) Composting/nuisance lawsuits
- SB 5476 (2017–18) State need grant eligibility
- SB 5476 (2015–16) Firearm dealer deliveries
- SB 5476 (2013–14) News/independent contractors
- SB 5476 (2011–12) School bus depreciation