BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1125: Motorcycle helmet use

Concerning motorcycle helmet use.

Summary

As a three-year pilot program, permits individuals 21 years of age and older to operate or ride on a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped without wearing a motorcycle helmet as long as they satisfy the state's motor vehicle liability insurance or financial responsibility requirements.
Requires the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to provide a report to the Legislature on motorcyclist fatalities that occur during the pilot's duration by December 1, 2022.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1125), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to motorcycle helmet use;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1125 (2023–24) Transportation budget · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 472, Laws of 2023
HB 1125 (2021–22) Energy investments · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1125 (2017–18) Marijuana licenses/total num · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1125 (2015–16) Econ recovery from wildfires · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1125 (2013–14) Adult fam. homes/sex offndrs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1125 (2011–12) Hydroelectric generation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1125 (2009–10) National guard health insur · Did not pass · died in committee