republic-os/legislation/us/states/de/149/sb-105.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD HELMET REQUIREMENTS.	Persons under age 18 must wear a helmet when operating or riding as a passenger on a bicycle, motorized skateboard or scooter, all terrain vehicle (ATV), off-highway vehicle (OHV), or electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD). See Title 21 Del. C. §§ 4198K, 4198N, 6823, and 4098O respectively. This bill would achieve consistency by requiring moped and triped operators and passengers to wear a helmet if under age 18. This legislation is an initiative of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities Brain Injury Committee to reduce the incidence of brain injuries among minors.	us/states/de	Delaware General Assembly	149	SB 105	Delaware SB 105 (149)	bill		enacted	Bruce C. Ennis Debra Heffernan Paul S. Baumbach	1	8	2	2017-06-06	2017-09-14	openstates	ocd-bill/170e1fd3-cd5a-4553-ac44-eb9a0a1e74be	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25890	4a64283ba5116d68d2674e12cb447912061a93c244373ddbd7c50d52d1d604a0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-de

Delaware SB 105 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD HELMET REQUIREMENTS.

Persons under age 18 must wear a helmet when operating or riding as a passenger on a bicycle, motorized skateboard or scooter, all terrain vehicle (ATV), off-highway vehicle (OHV), or electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD). See Title 21 Del. C. §§ 4198K, 4198N, 6823, and 4098O respectively. This bill would achieve consistency by requiring moped and triped operators and passengers to wear a helmet if under age 18. This legislation is an initiative of the State Council for Persons with Disabilities Brain Injury Committee to reduce the incidence of brain injuries among minors.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• SM — 41–0 (pass) · lower
• SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bruce C. Ennis — primary (person)
• Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
• Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
• Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
• David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
• David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
• Deborah Hudson — cosponsor (person)
• Gregory F. Lavelle — cosponsor (person)
• John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
• Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
• Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
• Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-06-06 Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-06-14 Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2017-06-20 Amendment SA 1 to SB 105 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES amendment-passage
• 2017-06-20 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES passage
• 2017-06-21 Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-06-29 Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 8 On Its Merits committee-passage
• 2017-07-02 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES passage
• 2017-09-14 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/170e1fd3-cd5a-4553-ac44-eb9a0a1e74be. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).