AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY ACT (Authorizes town of West Greenwich to provide, by ordinance, regulations controlling the use of personal watercraft on any/or all fresh/inland waters of the town; ordinances may include a ban or limitation of personal watercraft on any waters in the town.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jun 17, 2021
Signed Jul 14, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/24/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 17, 2021
Introduced
06/17/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gordon Rogers
RRepublican
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
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