Southwest Missouri Chapter Of ABATE

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Welcome To The Southwest Missouri Chapter of ABATE For Missouri

A Brotherhood Aimed Towards Education

Our Mission, as members of ABATE for Missouri, Inc., is to preserve the universal right to a safe, unrestricted motorcycling environment. Our purpose is to make every effort to influence State, National, and Worldwide political actions in favor of motorcyclist's right. We support programs to educate drivers, legislators and motorcyclists aimed toward education and safety.

Current Legislative Information
Session starts January 9, 2008 and ends May 16, 2008 at 6pm

HB1388 - Prohibits a person from operating a motorcycle or motortricyle while carrying a passenger 10 years of age or younger
HB1393 - Requires only operators or riders of motorcycles and motortricycles who are younger than 21 years of age to wear protective headgear
HB1428 - Changes the laws regarding mitigation of damages when the plaintiff was not wearing a safety belt
HB1442 - Creates the crime of motorcycle stunt driving
HB1447 - Allows noncharter counties to adopt certain noise ordinances
HB1459 - Requires every applicant for a motorcycle license or endorsement to show proof that he or she has successfully completed an approved motorcycle training course
HB1492 - Raises the legal driving age from 16 to 18 years and the age to obtain an instruction permit from 15 to 17 years
HB1532 - Allows motorcycle headlamps to be wired to modulate either the upper beam or lower beam from its maximum intensity to lesser intensity and establishes modulation standards
HB1533 - Creates an affirmative defense for a person operating a motorcycle who enters or crosses an intersection controlled by a traffic signal against a red light under certain circumstances
HB1605 - Allows an applicant to present a photocopy of his or her birth certificate, along with another form of approved identification, in order to prove lawful presence for driver's license purposes
HB1800 - Establishes additional requirements for individuals younger than 18 years of age to obtain an intermediate driver's license
HB1910 - Exempts first classification counties from the procedural requirements when establishing regulations related solely to speed limits
HB1926 - Exempts most new vehicles assembled and sold in Missouri from any state or local sales or use tax
HB1996 - Prohibits insurers from assigning a percentage of fault to a party based solely upon the fact that the party was operating a motorcycle in an otherwise legal manner
HB2046 - Requires school districts to offer a driver's education course to students 15 years of age or older and allows certain students who complete the course to apply for a license at 17 years of age
HB2078 - Prohibits the issuance of a driver's license or termporary permit to any person 15 to 18 years of age if a school submits information that the student is not in compliance with the eligibility standards
HB2146 - Allows noncharter counties to adopt certain noise ordinances

SB761 - Dead Red Bill, Modifies various laws relating to transportation and the regulation of motor vehicles
SB884 - Modified Missouri's seat belt law by making it applicable to all passengers and allows for primary enforcement
SB909 - Modifies requirements pertaining to petition circulators
SB955 - Allows motor vehicle owners to receive refunds for unused registration fees under certain conditions
SB1053 - Imposes additional penalties for intoxication-related traffic offenses
SB1055 - Reinstates the Motorist Insurance Identification Database program
SB1067 - Exempts persons 21 years of age or older from wearing protective headgear except when operating or riding motorcycles upon interstate highways



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