Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TO WEAR STANDARD QUALITY HELMET WHILE DRIVING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Short Title
HELMET ACT OF 2007
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
December 11, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
34
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/3/2009 Sponsorship Speech Revilla Jr., Ramon A. 3/3/2009 Interpellation Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S. 6/3/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 6/3/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 6/3/2009 Interpellation Aquino III, Benigno S.Arroyo, Joker P.Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.Gordon, Richard "Dick" J. 8/11/2009 Period of Committee Amendments 9/8/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (9/14/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Madrigal, M. A.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TO WEAR STANDARD QUALITY HELMET WHILE DRIVING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 11/12/2007 Introduced by Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 11/13/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC SERVICES and TRADE AND COMMERCE; [ 2008 ] 5/8/2008 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 6/16/2008 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; [ 2009 ] 3/2/2009 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC SERVICES, TRADE AND COMMERCE and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 277, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration SBN-2004; 3/3/2009 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/3/2009 Sponsor: Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 3/3/2009 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 3/3/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 3/3/2009 Manifestation of Senator ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, that traffic enforcers should also protect the rights of motorcycle or tricycle drivers who act discourteously and violate traffic laws and regulations; 6/3/2009 Interpellation of Senator(s) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA and RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON; 6/3/2009 Period of interpellation closed; 8/11/2009 Inquiries of Senators Pimentel Jr., Honasan and Gordon; 8/11/2009 Period of committee amendments; 8/11/2009 Period of committee amendments closed; 8/11/2009 Period of individual amendments; 9/8/2009 Period of individual amendments closed; 9/8/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 9/9/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 9/14/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 9/14/2009 In favor: (17) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 9/14/2009 Against: N o n e; 9/14/2009 Abstention: N o n e; 9/16/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 12/16/2009 Senate adopted HBN-6924 as an amendment to SBN-1863; [ 2010 ] 2/3/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6924 and SBN-1863, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile; 2/23/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6924 and SBN-1863, sent back to the House of Representatives already signed by Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT MANDATING ALL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TO WEAR STANDARD PROTECTIVE MOTORCYCLE HELMETS WHILE DRIVING AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR 5/31/2010 Consolidated with HBN-6924, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 23, 2010, and became; 5/31/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10054.