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CS/HB 23: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Crow ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Farkas ; Fiorentino

Boating Safety; redefines "personal watercraft"; revises requirements for operation of personal watercraft re authorized flotation devices, reckless or careless operation, & minimum age for operation; revises requirements for lease, hiring, or rental of vessels by liveries, re prerental or preride instruction, minimum age for rental, safety information & instruction, & limitation of liability, etc. Amends Ch. 327, 328.72,.76.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 3/22/2000 House - Withdrawn from Water & Resource Management (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 386 (Ch. 2000-362) -HJ 00295
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/9/1999 House • Prefiled
8/30/1999 House • Referred to Judiciary (CJC); Water & Resource Management (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC)
9/24/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 10/05/99, 1:00 pm, 212-K --Temporarily deferred
10/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 11/02/99, 1:00 pm, 212-K
11/2/1999 House • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0
11/16/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
11/17/1999 House • Now in Water & Resource Management (RLC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (CJC); Water & Resource Management (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00011; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 10/05/99, 1:00 pm, 212-K --Temporarily deferred; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 11/02/99, 1:00 pm, 212-K; Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary (CJC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00143; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -HJ 00122; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00143; Now in Water & Resource Management (RLC) -HJ 00143
3/22/2000 House • Withdrawn from Water & Resource Management (RLC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 386 (Ch. 2000-362) -HJ 00295