Watercraft
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-107, TO PROVIDE THAT OWNERS OF WATERCRAFT OF MORE THAN FIFTY HORSEPOWER MUST CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE OF AT LEAST FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF COVERAGE PER OCCURRENCE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF FINES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action Apr 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
36–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 43
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican28
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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