HB 979: Boating Safety
GENERAL BILL by Crow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Betancourt
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; revises requirements for lease, hiring, or rental of vessels by liveries, re prerental or preride instruction, minimum age for rental, safety information & instruction, & limitation of liability, etc. Amends Ch. 327.
Effective Date: 07/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1270 (Ch. 99-248)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1270 (Ch. 99-248)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24/1999 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/2/1999 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00081 |
| 3/3/1999 | House |
• Referred to Transportation (EDC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00175 |
| 3/16/1999 | House |
• Withdrawn from Transportation (EDC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00292; Rereferred to Water & Resource Management (RLC); Community Affairs (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00292 |
| 4/6/1999 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Water & Resource Management (RLC), 04/08/99, 10:00 am, 212K |
| 4/8/1999 | House |
• Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Water & Resource Management (RLC) -HJ 00581 |
| 4/12/1999 | House |
• Now in Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00581 |
| 4/20/1999 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (PRC), 04/21/99, 10:15 am, Morris Hall --Not considered |
| 4/21/1999 | House |
• Withdrawn from Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00740; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) |
| 4/28/1999 | House |
• Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 01483; Now in Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) |
| 4/29/1999 | House |
• Withdrawn from Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 01672; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar |
| 4/30/1999 | House |
• Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1270 (Ch. 99-248) |