Bill Text: TX HR280 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing October 21, 2017, as Hoverboard Safety Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-15 - Reported enrolled [HR280 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR280-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing October 21, 2017, as Hoverboard Safety Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-15 - Reported enrolled [HR280 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR280-Introduced.html
By: Moody | H.R. No. 280 |
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WHEREAS, The observance of Hoverboard Safety Awareness Day on | ||
October 21, 2017, commemorates the anniversary of the popular | ||
introduction of the hoverboard concept while urging care and | ||
mindfulness in hoverboard use; and | ||
WHEREAS, On November 22, 1989, the course of personal | ||
transportation was forever altered by a vision of an October 21, | ||
2015 future that included, among other amazing developments, a | ||
wheel-less skateboard which hovered above the ground; and | ||
WHEREAS, The term "hoverboard" is now being applied to | ||
self-balancing scooters, which do not hover and therefore require | ||
the use of roads; and | ||
WHEREAS, Self-balancing scooters have posed hazards to | ||
consumers who did not appreciate the care and attention needed to | ||
operate them safely; and | ||
WHEREAS, Fires from battery failure and numerous falls have | ||
resulted from hoverboard use, which have led to several deaths, | ||
dozens of serious injuries, and millions of dollars in property | ||
damage across the United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, More than five hundred thousand hoverboards were | ||
recalled in 2016 alone due to safety concerns; and | ||
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HEREAS, Texas cannot turn its back to the future but must | ||
nonetheless promote safety and responsibility moving forward; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognizes October 21, 2017, as Hoverboard | ||
Safety Awareness Day and encourages all Texans to embrace | ||
hoverboard technology while remaining mindful of the risks and | ||
responsibilities it entails. |