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SB 320: Commercial and Recreational Water Activities

GENERAL BILL by Sachs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis ; Sobel

Commercial and Recreational Water Activities; Citing this act as the "White-Miskell Act"; prohibiting certain commercial and recreational water activities within certain areas; requiring the operator of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing to ensure that specified requirements are met; requiring the owner of a vessel engaged in commercial parasailing to obtain and maintain an insurance policy; requiring the operator to have a current and valid license issued by the United States Coast Guard; prohibiting commercial parasailing unless certain equipment is present on the vessel and certain weather conditions are met; requiring that a weather log be maintained and made available for inspection, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
 Last Action: 6/13/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-70
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Community Affairs (CA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/25/2013 Senate • Filed
    11/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Community Affairs -SJ 33
    12/19/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/09/14, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/3/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/13/14, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/13/2014 Senate • Favorable by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 136
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 136
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 33
    3/5/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/10/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/10/2014 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
    3/11/2014 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 238
    3/14/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/19/14, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    3/19/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 304
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 304
    3/20/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14
    3/26/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 334
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/3/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 389
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 389
    4/11/2014 House • In Messages
    5/1/2014 House • Received -HJ 943
    • Referred to Calendar -HJ 943
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 943
    • Amendment(s) adopted (595839) -HJ 946
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 946
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 946
    5/1/2014 Senate • In returning messages
    • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (595839) -SJ 1033
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 1036
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1036
    6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/13/2014 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2014-70

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  • SB 320, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2014 at 10:00 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 347 (c1) Commercial and Recreational Water Activities Clarke-Reed Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 320 (Ch. 2014-70)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08 License taxes. Page 13 (pdf)
    327.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.37 Water skis, parasails, and aquaplanes regulated. Page 10 (pdf)
    327.375 Page 11 (pdf)
    327.391 Airboats regulated. Page 13 (pdf)
    328.17 Nonjudicial sale of vessels. Page 14 (pdf)
    342.07 Recreational and commercial working waterfronts; legislative findings; definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 15 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • SB 320, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/2/2014 at 8:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 347 (c1) Commercial and Recreational Water Activities Clarke-Reed Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 320 (Ch. 2014-70)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08 License taxes. Page 13 (pdf)
    327.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.37 Water skis, parasails, and aquaplanes regulated. Page 10 (pdf)
    327.375 Page 11 (pdf)
    327.391 Airboats regulated. Page 13 (pdf)
    328.17 Nonjudicial sale of vessels. Page 14 (pdf)
    342.07 Recreational and commercial working waterfronts; legislative findings; definitions. Page 15 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 15 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 16 (pdf)

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  • SB 320, Original Filed Version Posted 4/7/2014 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2014 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2014 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 3/7/2014 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2014 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2014 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2014 (pdf)
    House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 347 (c1) Commercial and Recreational Water Activities Clarke-Reed Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 320 (Ch. 2014-70)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    954708 - Amendment
    Delete lines 131 - 347 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Detert)     		3/7/2014
    5:01 PM     		Withdrawn
    3/11/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 759954 - Substitute Amendment (954708)
    Delete lines 131 - 347 and insert:     		Commerce and Tourism
    (Detert)     		3/10/2014
    10:51 AM     		Withdrawn
    3/11/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    595839 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Steube 5/1/2014
    3:21 PM     		Senate: Concurred
    5/1/2014     		PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/13/2014 9:30 AM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/10/2014 4:00 PM Commerce and Tourism 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/19/2014 11:00 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/3/2014 1:03 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2014 3:51 PM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays
    5/1/2014 6:15 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08 License taxes. Page 12 (pdf)
    327.02 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    327.375 Page 10 (pdf)
    327.391 Airboats regulated. Page 12 (pdf)
    328.17 Nonjudicial sale of vessels. Page 13 (pdf)
    342.07 Recreational and commercial working waterfronts; legislative findings; definitions. Page 14 (pdf)
    713.78 Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles and vessels. Page 14 (pdf)
    715.07 Vehicles or vessels parked on private property; towing. Page 15 (pdf)

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