A Florida bill that would require children under 16 to wear a helmet while riding a horse on public trails and roads has passed the House. But it would need to be taken up by Senate lawmakers to move forward.

The bill is named for Nicole Hornstein, a 12-year-old from Palm Beach County who died in 2006 after being thrown from a horse she was riding. She was not wearing a helmet.

Under the proposed legislation, any person who allowed a child to ride a horse without a helmet would be fined $500. Some Florida cities including Davie, Parkland and Plantation already have laws that require minors to wear helmets when riding. But the bill would make helmets mandatory around the state.

The bill (HB 305) passed the House unanimously today as Hornstein’s family looked on