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Legislation · Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

HB 343: Helmets; wearing whenever riding/carried on skateboard or scooter or nonmotorized scooter.

Summary

Helmets; local authority. Permits localities to adopt ordinances requiring children 14 years of age or younger to wear protective helmets whenever riding or being carried on a motorized skateboard or scooter or a nonmotorized scooter. Current law authorizes localities to adopt such ordinances for riders of bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, toy vehicles, and electric power-assisted bicycles.

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Apr 6, 2026

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