Relates to equipment to be carried on certain vessels
Summary
Relates to equipment to be carried on certain vessels; requires a whistle to be carried on all vessels, rowboats, canoes and kayaks; requires fire extinguishers and use of engine cut-off switches on certain vessels.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Assembly Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Signed Sep 29, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2023 · Assembly May 16, 2023
How they voted
56–2
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
May 31, 2023
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican21
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Sep 29, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.511
lower
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 30, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
MaryJane Shimsky
DDemocratic/Working Families
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