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Legislative committee introduces RS31879 to exempt helmet requirement for UTV riders
Summary
A legislative committee introduced RS31879, a bill by Representative Brandon Mitchell that would exempt certain off‑road utility vehicle riders from Idaho’s helmet requirement while keeping seat belt and roll cage requirements; the motion to introduce passed by voice vote.
A legislative committee on Oct. 24 introduced RS31879, a bill that would exempt some utility terrain vehicle riders from the state helmet requirement while maintaining seat belt and roll‑cage protections, Representative Brandon Mitchell said.
Mitchell (Representative, District 6) told the committee that the legislation “is designed to exempt current law says that you have to have a helmet on” for UTV riders and that the bill nevertheless would require a seat belt and a roll cage on the vehicle. Representative Shepherd moved to introduce RS31879; the committee approved the motion by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The sponsor described the measure as narrowing the application of the helmet rule for riders of UTVs. The committee took no further debate and did not record a roll call vote. No amendments, committee referral timing, or hearing dates were stated during the meeting.
The measure was introduced for consideration; additional procedural steps, including committee scheduling or assignment, were not specified on the record.
