SB 397

Did not advance

Motorcycles - 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 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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 (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Eaton, Ken	ABATE of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spanburgh, Bob	ABATE of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Jay	Motorcycle Riders Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beaurivage, Traci	NHMRO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, LaShella	Zen Corp Federation of Maryland	Position only
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Masood, Omar	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety	Written (PDF)
UNF	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pugh, Bryan	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bahouth, Janet	Impact Research	Written (PDF)
UNF	Maiorana, Ruth	MACHO	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Doyle, Caroline	Maryland Emergency Nurses Association	Position only
UNF	Tenney, Lisa	Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schwartzbauer, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Becker, John	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

ABATE of Maryland, Inc.FAV 2

Advocates for Highway and Auto SafetyUNF 1

American Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationUNF 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandUNF 1

Impact ResearchUNF 1

MACHOUNF 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Emergency Nurses AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Council Emergency Nurses AssociationUNF 1

Motorcycle Riders FoundationFAV 1

NHMROFAV 1

Zen Corp Federation of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFEgan, NancyAmerican Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

UNFKauffman, 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…