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House committee advances bill to exempt some UTV passengers from helmets
Summary
A House committee voted to send House Bill 13 to the floor with a recommendation to exempt passengers in utility terrain vehicles that have full roll cages and seat belts from helmet requirements; the measure mirrors an earlier exemption for an "Auto Car."
A House committee voted to send House Bill 13 to the floor with a recommendation that passengers in utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) equipped with full roll cages and seat belts not be required to wear helmets.
Representative Joe Palmer of Meridian, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure mirrors an earlier exemption granted to a vehicle referred to as the “Auto Car.” “If they have a full roll cage and seat belts, we’re gonna allow people to not wear helmets in…
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