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CS/SB 968: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Dean

Boating Safety; Provides an exemption from the requirement that certain persons must possess a boating safety identification card while operating a motor vessel of a specified horsepower or greater. Requires liveries to require that a person present a valid boater safety identification card or provide proof that the person passed the boating education safety course or examination.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 512 (Ch. 2011-152)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 75
3/3/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/10/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
3/10/2011 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
3/11/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 204
• CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 213
3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
• Now in Budget -SJ 235
3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
4/1/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 363
• Read 3rd time -SJ 363
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
• Immediately certified -SJ 363
4/6/2011 House • In Messages
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 512 (Ch. 2011-152)