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SB 42

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Vehicle Laws - Horse Riding - Helmet Requirement for Minors

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 466 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an adult from allowing certain minors to ride a horse, donkey, mule, or pony on a highway, a public horse-riding path, or the grounds of a certain facility unless the minor is wearing a properly secured helmet that meets or exceeds certain standards; exempting a minor who is receiving therapy services from a licensed medical provider and for whom the use of an alternative helmet is necessary, appropriate, and in compliance with certain guidelines for alternative helmet use; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPugh, BryanBrain Injury Association of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWebster, JenniferMaryland Association for Wildlife ConservationWritten (PDF)
FAVHough, TylerlobbyistMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVPicha, VictoriaMaryland Horse CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHossainkhail, AlexanderMaryland Youth Advisory CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlaugrund, RileyOffice of Senator KellyOral
FAVWelsh, ReginaUS Pony Racing LLCOral
FAVSollner-Webb, Barbarapersonal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic AssnOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCaplan, JasonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKelly, Senator ArianaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kelly, Senator KellylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWANeff, RachelMaryland Horse Council Equine-Assisted Services CommitteeWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau
FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland