Boating; requires safety course and sets maximum speed limit for Smith Mountain Lake. (SB528)
Introduced By
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Boating Safety. Makes it a Class 4 misdemeanor for anyone to operate a motorboat on the waters of Smith Mountain Lake without having successfully completed an approved boating safety education course. The education requirement is phased in so that by July 1, 2015, all motorboat operators will have been required to complete and pass the course or an equivalency exam. The Board of Game and Inland Fisheries is directed to develop and administer the mandatory boating safety education program through the promulgation of regulations, taking into account comments from the public. There are a number of ways a person can comply with the law other than successfully completing an approved course, such as passing an equivalency examination, possessing a valid license issued to maritime personnel, etc. The bill also repeals the current law that requires at least one game warden to patrol Smith Mountain Lake during the boating season. Persons participating in regattas, races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions approved by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries or the U.S. Coast Guard are exempt from having to complete a boating safety course. Read the Bill »
Status
03/01/2006: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
01/11/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067235776 |
01/11/2006 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
01/23/2006 | Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitite SB527" |
01/23/2006 | Committee substitute printed 067262776-S1 |
01/24/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
01/24/2006 | VOTE: (39-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2006 | Read second time |
01/25/2006 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/25/2006 | Committee substitute agreed to 067262776-S1 |
01/25/2006 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB528S1 |
01/26/2006 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2006 | VOTE: (38-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2006 | Communicated to House |
02/13/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
02/13/2006 | Read first time |
02/13/2006 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
03/01/2006 | Continued to 2007 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (12-Y 10-N) |