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CS/SB 306: Vessel and Personal Watercraft Safety [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Commerce ; Rich ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sobel ; Detert

Vessel and Personal Watercraft Safety [EPSC]; Revises certain requirements for operating personal watercraft. Revises the requirements relating to the boating safety course required for leasing or renting a personal watercraft from a livery.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 4/24/2009 Senate - Read 3rd time -SJ 00536; Was taken up -SJ 00537; Amendment(s) adopted (951490) -SJ 00537; CS failed to pass; YEAS 15 NAYS 18 -SJ 00537
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/3/2008 Senate • Filed
    12/17/2008 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Commerce; General Government Appropriations
    2/9/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/17/09, 9:00 am, 401-S
    2/17/2009 Senate • Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Commerce
    3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Commerce; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00022; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/17/09, 9:00 am, 401-S; Favorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00117; Now in Commerce -SJ 00117
    3/12/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 03/17/09, 3:30 pm, 401-S
    3/17/2009 Senate • CS by Commerce; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00165; CS read 1st time on 03/19/09 -SJ 00217
    3/18/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/19/2009 Senate • Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00165
    4/8/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/15/09, 9:45 am, 401-S
    4/15/2009 Senate • Favorable by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00412
    4/17/2009 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00412
    4/23/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00505
    4/24/2009 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00536; Was taken up -SJ 00537; Amendment(s) adopted (951490) -SJ 00537; CS failed to pass; YEAS 15 NAYS 18 -SJ 00537

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  • CS/SB 306, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/18/2009 at 2:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    General Government Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 155 Vessel Safety Kiar Similar Last Action: 5/2/2009 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Natural Resources Appropriations (CGHC)
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    951490 - Amendment
    King 4/24/2009
    12:46 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    4/24/2009
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    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2009 9:45 AM General Government Appropriations 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2009 1:30 PM Senate 15 Yeas - 19 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.39 Personal watercraft regulated.
    327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.

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  • SB 306, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2009 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    530024 - Amendment
    Commerce
    (Rich)
    3/16/2009
    3:32 PM
    Favorable
    3/17/2009
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/17/2009 9:00 AM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/17/2009 3:30 PM Commerce 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.39 Personal watercraft regulated.
    327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty.

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