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CS/CS/SB 1794: Boating Safety/Emergency Responses

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Natural Resources ; Burt ; Clary ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Forman

Boating Safety/Emergency Responses; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1794,2200) redefines term "authorized emergency vehicles" to include reference to vehicles of DEP; redefines term "operate" re vessels; directs HSMV to keep certain records & perform certain duties; revises provisions re operation of vessel while under influence; restores penalty for refusal to submit to chemical testing; increases number of convictions necessary for mandatory education, etc. Amends Ch. 327, 316.003.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/24/1998 Senate - Placed on Consent Calendar; Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00927; House Bill substituted -SJ 00906; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3265 (Ch. 98-308)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/1998 Senate • Filed
3/11/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Natural Resources; Transportation; Ways and Means -SJ 00159
3/16/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/19/98, 10:30 am, Room-A(LL-37) --Temporarily postponed
3/19/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 03/24/98, 1:30 pm, Room-A(LL-37)
3/24/1998 Senate • CS combines this bill with 2200 -SJ 00344; Combined CS additional reference(s): Criminal Justice; Comm. Action: CS by Natural Resources -SJ 00344; CS read first time on 04/01/98 -SJ 00349
3/26/1998 Senate • Now in Transportation -SJ 00344
4/2/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 04/07/98, 10:00 am, Room-301C
4/7/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Transportation -SJ 00424; CS read first time on 04/09/98 -SJ 00427
4/9/1998 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00424
4/15/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice -SJ 00462; Now in Ways and Means
4/16/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00490; Placed on Calendar
4/24/1998 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar; Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00927; House Bill substituted -SJ 00906; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 3265 (Ch. 98-308)