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1998 SESSION

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HB 1027 Operation of personal watercraft; penalty.

Introduced by: George W. Grayson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Operation of personal watercraft; penalty. Prohibits a person from operating a personal watercraft in excess of the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway within 50 feet of piers, boathouses, boat ramps, people in the water, and vessels other than personal watercraft. The bill repeals the enabling authority of local governments to regulate the distance personal watercraft operate from shores, docks, and swimmers.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989233252  pdf
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989233252-E  pdf
• 03/31/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1027ER)  pdf
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 989233252
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/28/98  House: Assigned to C. N. R. sub-committee: 4
• 02/11/98  House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/amds. (14-Y 4-N)
• 02/12/98  House: Read first time
• 02/13/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/15/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/16/98  House: Read second time
• 02/16/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/16/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 989233252-E
• 02/17/98  House: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 12-N)
• 02/17/98  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (87-Y 12-N)
• 02/17/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/19/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/19/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/24/98  Senate: Assigned to A.C.& N.R. sub-committee: Personal Watercraft
• 03/09/98  Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amd. (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/11/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/11/98  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 03/11/98  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 03/11/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 03/11/98  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (37-Y 3-N)
• 03/11/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (37-Y 3-N)
• 03/12/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/12/98  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (88-Y 11-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (88-Y 11-N)
• 03/31/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1027ER)
• 04/06/98  House: Enrolled
• 04/06/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/08/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/15/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 1/1/99)
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)