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CS/CS/HB 427: Recreational Vessel Registration

GENERAL BILL by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee ; Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee ; Magar ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kerner ; Moraitis ; Powell ; Renner ; Rooney

Recreational Vessel Registration; Provides reduced recreational vessel registration fee schedule for vessels registered during specified period which are equipped with emergency position indicating radio beacon or for which owner of vessel owns personal locator beacon; limits application to one vessel per owner; authorizes DHSMV to adopt rules relating to proof of qualification; provides for certain funds to supplement reduced amounts collected; provides for expiration of reduced fee schedule; revises provisions relating to Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; provides for use of supplemental funds; revises provisions relating to county & municipality optional registration fees; specifies that reduced fees do not apply to limitation on registration fees charged by county.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/28/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-126
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/23/2015 House • Filed
11/5/2015 House • Referred to Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 37
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 10:00 am, 116 Knott Building
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 37
1/13/2016 House • CS by Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Highway and Waterway Safety Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 212
1/15/2016 House • Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 228
2/12/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/16/16, 12:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/16/2016 House • CS/CS by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 462
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 461
2/17/2016 House • Original reference(s) removed: Economic Affairs Committee
• Referred to- Calendar -HJ 482
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 552
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 585
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 585
3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 514
• Received -SJ 514
3/8/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 797
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 797
• Substituted for CS/SB 746 -SJ 797
• Read 2nd time -SJ 797
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 842
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 842
3/9/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 976
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 1434
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
3/28/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-126