S. 3272

119 S3272 IS: Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-20
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3272  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Peters  (for himself and  Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to motorcyclist safety, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Motorcycle Safety Awareness Act of 2025  .
2.
Motorcyclist safety
(a)
In general
Section 405(f)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  at least 2 of the following criteria  and inserting  at least 3 of the following criteria, 1 of which shall be the criterion described in subparagraph (H) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(H)
Driver education and driving safety courses
The inclusion, in driver education and driver safety courses provided to individuals by educational and motor vehicle agencies of the State, of instruction and testing relating to motorcyclist awareness, including information relating to—
(i)
State-specific motorcycle laws, such as lane-splitting and lane-filtering laws; and
(ii)
share-the-road principles intended to increase awareness of motorcyclists and scooter riders on the roadway.
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(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.