Bill Text: HI SB361 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating To Safety Helmets.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - The committee on TRS deferred the measure. [SB361 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB361-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

361

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to safety helmets.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 291C-195, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No person less than fifteen years of age shall drive a moped on a highway, street, roadway, or any other public property in the State.  No person [less than eighteen years of age] shall drive a moped unless the person wears a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap.  The safety helmet shall meet the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Moped; Safety Helmet; Requirement

 

Description:

Requires all drivers to wear safety helmets when driving a moped.

 

 

 

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