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CS/CS/HB 701: Boating and Vessel Safety

GENERAL BILL by Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy Subcommittee ; McFarland ; Botana ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Brown ; Buchanan ; Campbell ; Casello ; Davis ; DiCeglie ; Duran ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Robinson, F. ; Silvers ; Slosberg-King ; Zika

Boating and Vessel Safety; Requires boating safety education courses & temporary certificate examinations to include specified components; directs FWCC to include such components in boating safety education campaigns & educational materials; requires instructors of water sports & activities to use engine cutoff switches & wear operative links to switches under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 10/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 606 (Ch. 2022-197)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/23/2021 House • Filed
12/13/2021 House • Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
• Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2022 House • Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
1/18/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
1/19/2022 House • Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/20/2022 House • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
2/4/2022 House • Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
2/8/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
• Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/9/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/10/2022 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
2/15/2022 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/17/2022 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
2/24/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/25/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 462
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 462
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 606 (Ch. 2022-197)