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House approves SB159 to extend motorcycle helmet requirement through age 20 after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 159 to require helmets for riders through ages 18–20, rejecting an amendment to exempt organ-donor-card holders; sponsors cited CDC statistics and personal trauma cases while opponents framed the measure as an intrusion on personal liberty.
The Utah House on the floor approved Senate Bill 159, a bill that extends the mandatory motorcycle-helmet requirement to include riders ages 18 through 20.
Representative Dunnigan, the sponsor, argued the bill would protect young adults while their brains continue developing, citing trauma cases and national injury statistics. "When you turn 21, then you can decide," Dunnigan said, arguing the requirement is…
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