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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD HELMET REQUIREMENTS."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "149"
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identifier: "SB 105"
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citation: "Delaware SB 105 (149)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bruce C. Ennis", "Debra Heffernan", "Paul S. Baumbach"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 8
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-06-06"
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last_action: "2017-09-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/170e1fd3-cd5a-4553-ac44-eb9a0a1e74be"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=25890"
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source_hash: "4a64283ba5116d68d2674e12cb447912061a93c244373ddbd7c50d52d1d604a0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware SB 105 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD HELMET REQUIREMENTS.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=25890&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=SB105)
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## Votes
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- SM — **41–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce C. Ennis — primary (person)
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- Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
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- Paul S. Baumbach — primary (person)
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- Bryant L. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
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- Deborah Hudson — cosponsor (person)
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- Gregory F. Lavelle — cosponsor (person)
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- John A. Kowalko — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph E. Miro — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret Rose Henry — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Poore — cosponsor (person)
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- Sean M. Lynn — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-06-06** Introduced and Assigned to Transportation Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-14** Reported Out of Committee (Transportation) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-06-20** Amendment SA 1 to SB 105 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-06-20** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2017-06-21** Assigned to Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2017-06-29** Reported Out of Committee (Public Safety & Homeland Security) in House with 8 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2017-07-02** Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES `passage`
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- **2017-09-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/170e1fd3-cd5a-4553-ac44-eb9a0a1e74be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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