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CS/CS/SB 406: Commercial Parasailing [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Margolis

Commercial Parasailing [RPCC]; Cites this act as the "Amber May White Act." Requires the owner of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing to obtain and carry an insurance policy. Requires commercial parasail operators to launch and recover riders from the vessel's launch platform. Requires a person engaged in operating a vessel for commercial parasailing to possess a license to engage in carrying passengers for hire. Revises equipment requirements for vessel safety, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2008
 Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/3/2007 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2007 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Banking and Insurance; General Government Appropriations
    3/3/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S
    3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Banking and Insurance; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00028; On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/06/08, 3:15 pm, 401-S
    3/6/2008 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00169; CS read 1st time on 03/11/08 -SJ 00186
    3/10/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
    3/11/2008 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 00169
    3/20/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/08, 9:00 am, 412-K --Not considered
    3/27/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/01/08, 9:30 am, 412-K
    4/1/2008 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00426; CS read 1st time on 04/03/08 -SJ 00429
    4/3/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00426
    5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Committee on General Government Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/SB 406, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2008 at 10:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2008 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 919 (c1) Commercial Parasailing Domino Compare Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died in Policy & Budget Council
    Location:

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2008 9:30 AM Banking and Insurance 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.02 Definitions of terms used in this chapter and in chapter 328.
    327.375
    327.50 Vessel safety regulations; equipment and lighting requirements.

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  • CS/SB 406, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/10/2008 at 8:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2008 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    664102 - Amendment
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Bennett)     		3/31/2008
    8:41 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 566070 - Amendment to Amendment (664102)
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Bennett)     		3/31/2008
    4:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2008     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.02 Definitions of terms used in this chapter and in chapter 328.
    327.375

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  • SB 406, Original Filed Version Posted 11/9/2007 at 2:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    379064 - Amendment
    		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Rich)     		3/5/2008
    1:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/6/2008     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/6/2008 3:15 PM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.375

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