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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5806

AN ACT CONCERNING BOATING SAFETY.

Became law as Public Act 08-26, signed April 29, 2008, 60 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To amend boating statutes to incorporate by reference federal safety, navigation lighting and equipment requirements, to hold a person in control of a boat or personal watercraft responsible for permitting a person under sixteen years of age to operate a boat or personal watercraft without a safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation, to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to penalize persons teaching unapproved boating courses, to define the term "boat livery" and place certain restrictions on persons who rent and persons who operate rental boats.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Louis P. Esposito Jr., Carlo Leone, Stephen D. Dargan, Linda A. Orange, Steven T. Mikutel, Janice R. Giegler

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    John A. Kissel, Mary Ann Handley

    Its course

    February 29 to April 29, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action17 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 29 to Apr 839 days

    Environment CommitteeFeb 29 to Mar 1212 days

    In the SenateApr 8 to Apr 168 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 16 to Apr 248 days

    With the GovernorApr 24 to Apr 295 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 29 – Apr 8

    1. Feb 29Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Mar 3Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 12Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 8Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 10 – Apr 16

    1. Apr 10Arrived in the Senate
    2. Apr 16Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Apr 23 – Apr 29

    1. Apr 23Numbered Public Act 08-26
    2. Apr 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Apr 29Signed by the Governor
    All 17 actions, as published
    1. Feb 29REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. Apr 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Apr 16SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. Apr 16ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. Apr 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Apr 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Apr 29SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor