To repeal the mandatory motorcycle helmet requirement for a motorcycle operator who is age 21 or older, and has been riding for at least two years or passes a safety test.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

To adopt a version of the bill with more restrictions on helmetless riding.

To make helmetless riding without the mandated insurance a “secondary” violation, meaning that a driver can't not be stopped just for this, but if stopped for some other violation this one could be tacked on.

To require a helmetless motorcycle operator to have $500,000 worth of personal injury insurance.

To require the Secretary of State to provide and helmetless motorcycle operators to display a license plate sticker indicating that the operator has bought the insurance mandated by the bill.

To require motorcycle operators and passengers to wear shatter-resistant glasses or goggles, or else have a windshield on the vehicle or on a helmet.

To place a three-year "sunset" on the repeal of the helmetless riding ban, and then do a study to determine "the cost to this state" of helmetless motorcycle rider injuries.

To require a helmetless motorcycle operator to have $250,000 worth of personal injury insurance.

To adopt a version of the bill that mandates a $100,000 insurance policy and inserts a five year sunset on the helmet mandate repeal.

To repeal the mandatory helmet requirement for a motorcycle operator who is age 21 or older, has been riding for at least two years or passes a safety test, and has a personal injury insurance policy providing at least $100,000 in benefits. A sunset provision would cause the ban on helmetless riding to resume in five years.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described. See House-passed version for details.

To require helmetless operators to register with a national organ donor organization.

To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 720, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 720 would require motorcyclists who don’t wear a helmet to have more insurance than specified in this bill.

To require the State Police to conduct a study of motorcycle accident injuries depending on helmet use or non-use.

To revise technical details of the insurance mandate and other requirements for helmetless riders.

To repeal the mandatory helmet requirement for a motorcycle operator who is age 21 or older, has been riding for at least two years or passes a safety test, and has a personal injury insurance policy providing at least $20,000 in benefits.

To make helmetless riding without the mandated insurance a “secondary” violation, meaning that a driver can't not be stopped just for this, but if stopped for some other violation this one could be tacked on.

To increase the amount of extra insurance a person would have to buy to not be subject to the helmet mandate. After this vote the Senate reconsidered the amendment, and removed it in an 18-19 vote.

To place a four-year "sunset" on the repeal of the helmetless riding ban, and then do a study to determine "the cost to this state" of helmetless motorcycle rider injuries.

To reconsider the previous vote on the second Hood amendment, which would increase the amount of mandated insurance for helmetless riders.

The vote by which the second Hood amendment was adopted.

To increase the amount of extra insurance a person would have to buy to not be subject to the helmet mandate.