West Virginia Senate Bill 192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-13 - To Transportation and Infrastructure
Pending: Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

The purpose of this bill is to provide a motorcycle helmet exemption to motorcyclists who meet certain safety and health insurance requirements. This bill would allow West Virginia to compete for motorcycle tourism dollars on a more equal footing with neighboring states which do not require motorcyclists to wear helmets. This bill sets age, experience, safety training and health insurance requirements for motorcycle operators to qualify for a helmet exemption, and sets age and health insurance requirements for motorcycle passengers to qualify for a helmet exemption. The bill creates a helmet exemption sticker to be displayed prominently on the motorcycle to verify compliance with helmet exemption provisions, and provides penalties for violations of helmet exemption provisions. The bill also increases the motorcycle safety awareness fee from $6.50 to $10 to provide additional funding for motorcycle safety training programs. The bill additionally deletes outdated and duplicate language referencing the Motorcycle Safety Awareness Board established in §17B-1D-8.

Relating to motorcycle helmet exemptions

Sen. Jack Yost [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-13		To Transportation and Infrastructure
2010-01-13		To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
2010-01-13		Introduced in Senate
2010-01-13		To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
2010-01-13		Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17A	10	3b	Amended Code	Citation Text
17C	15	44	Amended Code	Citation Text
17C	15	44a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=192&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill