SB 195

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 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

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 old 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 (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spanburgh, Robert	ABATE of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Eaton, Ken	ABATE of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
UNF	Masood, Omar	Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety	Written (PDF)
UNF	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Carlock, Ruth	Brain Injury Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, Meghan	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Poland, Kristin	National Transportation Safety Board	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graves, Justin	Univeristy of Maryland Medical Center- R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bohn, Kaitlyn	University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center	Oral
UNF	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Schwartzbauer, Gary	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AAA Mid-AtlanticUNF 1

ABATE of MarylandFAV 1

ABATE of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Advocates for Highway and Auto SafetyUNF 1

American Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationUNF 1

Brain Injury Association of MarylandUNF 1

Maryland Department of HealthUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)UNF 1

National Transportation Safety BoardUNF 1

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

University of Maryland Shock Trauma CenterUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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…