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SB 958: Airboats

GENERAL BILL by Oelrich

Airboats; Requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to establish a voluntary sound-testing program for airboats; allowing airboats that test below a specified sound level to be operated on all navigable waters of the state, including waterways on which airboats are prohibited by local ordinance; requiring a fee; providing testing requirements; requiring a super majority vote to enact certain ordinances regulating airboats; amending provisions relating to muffling devices on vessels, etc.

Senate Committee References: Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP) , Community Affairs (CA) , Budget (BC)

Last Action: 02/14/2012 Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518

Effective Date: July 1, 2012


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
12/06/2011 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 80
01/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
02/01/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 2 NAYS 5)
02/09/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/14/12, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Motion to Reconsider Abandoned
02/14/2012 Senate • Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518