Post by Logan on Mar 17, 2016 4:44:41 GMT -6
A proposal to eliminate the requirement for all motorcycle riders to wear helmets motored into a roadblock in the Legislature Wednesday and headed toward a decision on Thursday on moving forward.
A motion will be in order late on Thursday morning to end a filibuster led by Sen. Robert Hilkemann of Omaha, clearing the path for a test vote measuring support for the bill (LB900) sponsored by Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins.
For Bloomfield, the bill represents his last opportunity as a senator to accomplish a long-held priority to remove the restriction applied to motorcycle riders. The senator, a former truck driver, will be term-limited out of office at the end of the year.
Debate on the proposal traveled familiar ground, pitting what Bloomfield described as "freedom to choose" against the risks of riding without a helmet and the costs resulting from accidents, particularly in dealing with and treating brain injuries.
Read more: journalstar.com/legislature/motorcycle-helmet-bill-stalled/article_5418d98e-6855-5d42-bc5b-5840c051b32e.html
A motion will be in order late on Thursday morning to end a filibuster led by Sen. Robert Hilkemann of Omaha, clearing the path for a test vote measuring support for the bill (LB900) sponsored by Sen. Dave Bloomfield of Hoskins.
For Bloomfield, the bill represents his last opportunity as a senator to accomplish a long-held priority to remove the restriction applied to motorcycle riders. The senator, a former truck driver, will be term-limited out of office at the end of the year.
Debate on the proposal traveled familiar ground, pitting what Bloomfield described as "freedom to choose" against the risks of riding without a helmet and the costs resulting from accidents, particularly in dealing with and treating brain injuries.
Read more: journalstar.com/legislature/motorcycle-helmet-bill-stalled/article_5418d98e-6855-5d42-bc5b-5840c051b32e.html