Boating Safety
Summary
Boating Safety; Citing this act as the "Boating Safety Act of 2022"; authorizing a court to impose a specified fine for certain boating collisions and accidents; requiring certain boating safety education courses and temporary certificate examinations to include specified components; requiring operators of vessels used in the instruction of water sports and activities to use engine cutoff switches and wear operative links to the switches under certain conditions; prohibiting liveries from offering a vessel for lease or rent without a livery permit, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Jun 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Mar 7, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (981283)
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 981283 adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (472652)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/09/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/26/22, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Nov 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ileana Garcia
RRepublican
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