Indiana Senate Bill 275 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-07 - Senator Zakas added as first author
Pending: Senate Public Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provides that: (1) a motorcycle may not be equipped with a straight pipe exhaust system (whether or not baffles are present), hollow core muffler, or muffler that is labeled for off-road closed course competition use if the motorcycle is operated on a highway; (2) a motorcycle manufactured after December 31, 1982, must bear a corresponding exhaust system noise emissions control information label and a motorcycle noise emissions control information label; and (3) a person may not modify the exhaust system of a motorcycle in a manner that amplifies or increases the noise emitted by the motor of the motorcycle above the noise emitted by the muffler installed by the manufacturer.

Mufflers on motorcycles.

Sen. David Long [R]

Sen. Joseph Zakas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-07		Senator Zakas added as first author
2011-02-07		Senator Long removed as first author
2011-02-07		Committee report: amended, reassigned to Committee on Public Policy
2011-01-06		First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2011-01-06		Authored by Senator Long

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0275
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN0275.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SB/SB0275.1.html