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SB 1241 Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, civil penalty.
Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | 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 HB 1627.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072519776 pdf | impact statement
- 01/18/07 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 072519776 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 072519776-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072588776-H1 pdf
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1241ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072519776
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/18/07 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 072519776
- 01/22/07 Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/24/07 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1241E
- 01/24/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 072519776-E
- 01/25/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/14/07 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
- 02/14/07 House: Committee substitute printed 072588776-H1
- 02/15/07 House: Read second time
- 02/16/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/07 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Committee substitute agreed to 072588776-H1
- 02/20/07 House: Amendment by Delegate Byron agreed to
- 02/20/07 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB1241H1
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1241ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 732 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732)