Boats, motorboats, operation on Lewis Smith Lake, Lake Wedowee, and portion of Shoal Creek, wakeboarding and wakesurfing reg., operation near coastline prohibited, Lake Martin add to lake law applies; operation on lakes near shoreline prohibited, penalties, grace period.
Summary
Waters & Boating
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 21, 2024
Signed May 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Apr 25, 2024
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 771
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Transportation and Energy)
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 424
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 423
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Introduced
Almond 1st Amendment Offered
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Oliver
RRepublican
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