SB 503

Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement - Exception (In Remembrance of Gary 'Pappy' Boward)

Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing an exception to the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear for an individual at least 21 years of age who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course and for the individual's passenger.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableUNF 13Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spanburgh, Robert	ABATE of Maryland	Oral
FAV	mclane, michelle	Carroll County Abate Chapter - Yes! I plan to testify	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Jay	Motorcycle Riders Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Eaton, Ken	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kerzner, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
UNF	Masood, Omar	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pugh, Bryan	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	Bahouth, Janet	Impact Research	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Clifford	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Walton, Leah	National Transportation Safety Board	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Levy, Matthew	Prince George's County Health Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graves, Justin	Univeristy of Maryland Medical Center- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center	Oral
UNF	Caplan, Jason	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticUNF 1

ABATE of MarylandFAV 1

Advocates for Highway and Auto SafetyUNF 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandUNF 1

Carroll County Abate Chapter - Yes! I plan to testifyFAV 1

Impact ResearchUNF 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationUNF 1

Motorcycle Riders FoundationFAV 1

National Transportation Safety BoardUNF 1

Prince George's County Health DepartmentUNF 1

Univeristy of Maryland Medical Center- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma CenterUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFAli, RaginaAAA Mid-AtlanticRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic