SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2007 SESSION
HB 1627 Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Mandatory boating safety education; civil penalty. Makes it $100 civil penalty for anyone to operate a motorboat with a motor of 10 horsepower or greater without having successfully completed an approved boating safety education course. The education requirement is phased-in so that by July 1, 2016, all motorboat operators will have been required to complete and pass the course or an equivalency exam. The Board is directed to develop and administer the boating safety education program through the promulgation of regulations, taking into account comments from the public. There are a number of ways a person can comply with the law other than successfully completing an approved course, such as passing an equivalency examination, possessing a valid license issued to maritime personnel, being registered as a commercial fisherman, etc. This bill is identical to SB 1241.
FULL TEXT
- 09/27/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072503256 pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072571256-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 09/27/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072503256
- 09/27/06 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/24/07 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
- 01/25/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072571256-H1
- 01/25/07 House: Read first time
- 01/26/07 House: Read second time
- 01/26/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 072571256-H1
- 01/26/07 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/26/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1627H1
- 01/29/07 House: Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N)
- 01/29/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 8-N)
- 01/29/07 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/30/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/12/07 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/16/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/07 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/07 Senate: Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to
- 02/20/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/20/07 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/22/07 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (90-Y 8-N)
- 02/22/07 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 8-N)
- 03/08/07 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)