Boating and Vessel Safety
Summary
Boating and Vessel Safety; Requires boating safety education courses & temporary certificate examinations to include specified components; directs FWCC to include such components in boating safety education campaigns & educational materials; requires instructors of water sports & activities to use engine cutoff switches & wear operative links to switches under certain conditions.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2022
How they voted
102–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 116
Feb 25, 2022
D
Democratic37
86% Yea
R
Republican79
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
19
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Committee
Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Tourism, Infrastructure & Energy Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Botana
RRepublican
P
Fiona McFarland
RRepublican
Co
Ardian Zika
RRepublican
Co
Christine Hunschofsky
DDemocratic
Co
Daryl Campbell
DDemocratic
Co
David Silvers
DDemocratic
Co
Dotie Joseph
DDemocratic
Co
Felicia Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
James Buchanan
RRepublican
Co
Joe Casello
DDemocratic
Co
Kamia L. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Nicholas X. Duran
DDemocratic
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