BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5007: Motorcycle helmet use

Concerning motorcycle helmet use.

Summary

Creates a three-year pilot allowing persons age twenty-one or older to operate a motorcycle without a helmet.
Requires persons age twenty-one or older who operate a motorcycle without a helmet to carry a motor vehicle liability policy, self-insurance, certificate of deposit, or a liability bond.
Directs the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to collect statistics on motorcyclist fatalities during the pilot and report back to the Legislature.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5007), 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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