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CS/SB 968: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Dean

Boating Safety; Provides an exemption from the requirement that certain persons must possess a boating safety identification card while operating a motor vessel of a specified horsepower or greater. Requires liveries to require that a person present a valid boater safety identification card or provide proof that the person passed the boating education safety course or examination.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 512 (Ch. 2011-152)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 75
    3/3/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/10/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    3/10/2011 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 204
    3/11/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/14/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 204
    • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 213
    3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
    • Now in Budget -SJ 235
    3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
    4/1/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
    4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
    4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 363
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 363
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
    • Immediately certified -SJ 363
    4/6/2011 House • In Messages
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 512 (Ch. 2011-152)

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  • CS/SB 968, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2011 at 4:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 293 (c2) Vessels Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/3/2011 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 512 (Ch. 2011-152) -HJ 1101
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 512 (er) Vessels Negron Compare Last Action: 6/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-152
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/21/2011 10:15 AM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2011 9:00 AM Budget 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/6/2011 10:40 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.395 Boating safety identification cards. Page 1 (pdf)
    327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 968, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2011 at 11:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Pre-Meeting) 3/9/2011 (pdf)
    Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2011 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    271416 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Dean)     		3/9/2011
    1:42 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2011 1:00 PM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.395 Boating safety identification cards. Page 1 (pdf)

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