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CS/CS/SB 902: Safety Standards for Amusement Rides

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Agriculture ; Thompson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

Safety Standards for Amusement Rides; Citing this act as the “Tyre Sampson Act”; requiring permanent amusement rides operated for the first time in this state after a specified date to have a ride commissioning and certification report on file with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services within a specified timeframe; requiring the department to remove an amusement ride from service and take appropriate administrative actions under certain circumstances; revising the circumstances under which the owner or manager of an amusement ride is required to report an accident and under which the department may impound an amusement ride involved in an accident, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-50, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2023-51)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2023 Senate • Filed
2/23/2023 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/13/2023 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Agriculture read 1st time
3/15/2023 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/18/23, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/18/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 604
• Amendment(s) adopted (505472, 726118, 872850) -SJ 604
• Read 3rd time -SJ 604
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 604
4/28/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-50, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2023-51)