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CS/CS/SB 1612: Airboat Regulation

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Rader ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Airboat Regulation; Citing this act as “Ellie’s Law”; requiring, by a specified date, a commercial airboat operator to have specified documents on board the airboat while carrying passengers for hire; requiring all airboat operators carrying passengers for hire to complete a boater education course; providing a penalty for violation of airboat operation requirements, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1211 (Ch. 2018-137) -SJ 922
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources (AEN)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 181
1/17/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 01/22/18, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
• Introduced -SJ 181
1/22/2018 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 205
1/23/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 213
1/26/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources -SJ 205
2/9/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2/14/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
2/16/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 354
3/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2018 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 753
3/5/2018 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 753
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 724
3/6/2018 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
3/8/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 922
• Amendment(s) adopted (818274) -SJ 922
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1211 -SJ 922
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1211 (Ch. 2018-137) -SJ 922