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CS/SB 1944: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Resource ; KURTH

Boating Safety; redefines "personal watercraft"; classifies all personal watercraft as class A-2 vessels; provides requirements for display of antique vessel registration numbers & decals; requires all vessel operators to have certain photographic ID; provides for cooperative effort among state agencies & local governments to plan for & assist in placement of rip current warning signs; requires development of uniform rip current warning sign, etc. Amends Chs. 327, 380.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/1999 Senate • Filed
3/11/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Transportation; Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00220
3/25/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/30/99, 2:00 pm, Room-309C
3/30/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Transportation -SJ 00435
3/31/1999 Senate • Now in Natural Resources -SJ 00435; On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources, 04/05/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
4/5/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Natural Resources -SJ 00468
4/6/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00468
4/7/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 00457; Rereferred to Fiscal Resource -SJ 00457
4/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Resource, 04/14/99, 2:00 pm, Room-110S
4/14/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Fiscal Resource -SJ 00639; CS read first time on 04/21/99 -SJ 00644
4/16/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00639
4/23/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792
4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886
4/27/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01222
4/28/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402
4/29/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01402, -SJ 01628; Read second time -SJ 01426; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01426; Read third time -SJ 01427; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 01427
4/29/1999 House • In Messages
4/30/1999 House • Died in Messages