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SB 958: Airboats

GENERAL BILL by Oelrich

Airboats; Requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to establish a voluntary sound-testing program for airboats; allowing airboats that test below a specified sound level to be operated on all navigable waters of the state, including waterways on which airboats are prohibited by local ordinance; requiring a fee; providing testing requirements; requiring a super majority vote to enact certain ordinances regulating airboats; amending provisions relating to muffling devices on vessels, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 2/14/2012 Senate - Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518
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
    11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
    12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 80
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
    2/1/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 2 NAYS 5)
    2/9/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/14/12, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Motion to Reconsider Abandoned
    2/14/2012 Senate • Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518

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  • SB 958, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/15/2011 at 12:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Pre-Meeting) 2/13/2012 (pdf)
    Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 773 Airboats Abruzzo Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (ANRS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    514606 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Oelrich)     		2/3/2012
    4:22 PM     		Favorable
    2/14/2012     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/14/2012 9:00 AM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 2 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.391 Airboats regulated. Page 1 (pdf)
    327.60 Local regulations; limitations. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.65 Muffling devices. Page 4 (pdf)

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