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SB 822: Vessel Safety

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Vessel Safety; Revising the penalties for persons operating a vessel involved in an accident or injury who leave the scene of the accident or injury under certain circumstances; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for a person who willfully commits such a violation resulting in the death of another while boating under the influence; defining the term “serious bodily injury”; revising the definition of the term “vessel homicide” to include the killing of an unborn child by causing injury to the mother by operation of a vessel in a reckless manner under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/11/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 822, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2023 at 11:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.35 Boating under the influence; penalties; “designated drivers.” Page 4 (pdf)
    327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328. Page 6 (pdf)
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 6 (pdf)
    782.072 Vessel homicide. Page 5 (pdf)

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