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1998 SESSION

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HB 1295 Boating; reckless operation of a personal watercraft.

Introduced by: Allen W. Dudley | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Boating; Reckless operation of a personal watercraft. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to operate a personal watercraft recklessly. The bill includes in its definition of recklessness activities such as weaving at high speed through vessels and crossing between the tow boat and a person on water skis, etc. If a person is convicted a second or subsequent time for this offense, the court shall order that the person not operate a personal watercraft for one year. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 1999.

FULL TEXT

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 981681220  pdf
• 02/14/98  House: Printed as engrossed 981681220-E  pdf
• 03/09/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 988455220-S1  pdf
• 03/30/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1295ER)  pdf
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0514)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/26/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 981681220
• 01/26/98  House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/09/98  House: Assigned to C. N. R. sub-committee: 4
• 02/11/98  House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/amds. (18-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/98  House: Read first time
• 02/13/98  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/14/98  House: Read second time
• 02/14/98  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/98  House: Printed as engrossed 981681220-E
• 02/15/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 02/23/98  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule20(j), rerefer.by A.C.&N.R. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/98  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 03/02/98  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law & Procedure
• 03/08/98  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (12-Y 1-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: Committee substitute printed 988455220-S1
• 03/09/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/98  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: Read third time
• 03/10/98  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/10/98  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 988455220-S1
• 03/10/98  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 988455220-S1
• 03/10/98  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
• 03/10/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 1-N)
• 03/11/98  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/12/98  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/12/98  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/30/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1295ER)
• 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 514 (effective 1/1/99)
• 04/22/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0514)