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Helmet law hearing today

Sen. Kim Hendren’s Senate Bill 29, which would require motorcycle riders to wear a helmet or carry lots of health insurance, is listed as a special order of business today in the Senate Transportation Committee. Translation: A “special order of business” is mainly a scheduling thing. If a bill is considered controversial, a committee will often [...]

Helmet law special order scheduled

State law requires any passenger or operator of a motorcycle to wear protective headgear unless the person is at least 21 years old. A bill to raise that age to 25 will be subject to a special order of business forum before the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday, March 3. The bill is House Bill [...]