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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The observance of Hoverboard Safety Awareness Day on |
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October 21, 2017, commemorates the anniversary of the popular |
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introduction of the hoverboard concept while urging care and |
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mindfulness in hoverboard use; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 22, 1989, the course of personal |
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transportation was forever altered by a vision of an October 21, |
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2015, future that included, among other amazing developments, a |
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wheel-less skateboard which hovered above the ground; and |
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WHEREAS, The term "hoverboard" is now being applied to |
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self-balancing scooters, which do not hover and therefore require |
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the use of roads; and |
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WHEREAS, Self-balancing scooters have posed hazards to |
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consumers who did not appreciate the care and attention needed to |
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operate them safely; and |
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WHEREAS, Fires from battery failure and numerous falls have |
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resulted from hoverboard use, which have led to several deaths, |
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dozens of serious injuries, and millions of dollars in property |
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damage across the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, More than five hundred thousand hoverboards were |
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recalled in 2016 alone due to safety concerns; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas cannot turn its back to the future but must |
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nonetheless promote safety and responsibility moving forward; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize October 21, 2017, as Hoverboard Safety |
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Awareness Day and encourage |
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all Texans to embrace hoverboard |
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technology while remaining mindful of the risks and |
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responsibilities it entails. |
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Moody |
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Tinderholt |
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Stickland |
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Cain |
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Biedermann |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 280 was adopted by the House on August |
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14, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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