Delaware Senate Bill 225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on June 26 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-30 - Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 24 YES 16 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Head injuries are the most common cause of death for people who ride horses or ponies according to the American Medical Equestrian Association. This bill requires persons less than 18 years of age to wear a certified riding helmet. The law is written similarly to the mandatory bicycle helmet law. Several states have adopted such a requirement to encourage safe horseback riding for our youth. It is the intent of the Legislature to further promote the safety, health, and welfare of children younger than 18 years of age who engage in equestrian activities and recreation in this state by enacting safety standards to minimize the number of serious of fatal head injuries sustained by children during equestrian activities and recreation.

An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Helmets For Horseback Riders.

Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Rep. Donald Blakey [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. George Bunting [D]
Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]	Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]
Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]

2012-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2012-06-26 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-30	House	Defeated by House of Representatives. Votes: Defeated 24 YES 16 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-30	House	Necessary rules are suspended in House
2012-06-27	House	Introduced and Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House
2012-06-26	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Introduced in Senate
2012-06-26	Senate	Lifted From Table in Senate
2012-06-26	Senate	Laid On Table in Senate
2012-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 19 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2012-06-26	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
2012-06-14	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (PUBLIC SAFETY) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
2012-05-16	Senate	Assigned to Public Safety Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/0c3b2665cac298888525798a0067ff7a?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+225/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/d78cfb564d63e35c85257a2900768024?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/acb35f2978d3417085257a2e0014d122?OpenDocument