Senate committee blocks mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists
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Tom Johnson of Santa Fe speaks in opposition of a universal helmet bill being heard in the Senate Public Affairs Committee. Luis Sánchez Saturno/The New Mexican
Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:00 pm | Updated: 11:29 pm, Tue Feb 24, 2015.
If they choose to, adult motorcyclists in New Mexico can continue riding without a helmet.
The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted 4-3 across party lines Tuesday night to block a mandatory helmet law proposed by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque. Only motorcycle riders and passengers younger than 18 must wear a helmet under existing law.
Committee members, on the same 4-3 vote, also defeated Ortiz y Pino’s related bill to charge a $692 registration fee to each motorcyclist who rides without a helmet. The fee for helmeted riders is $15.
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