Boating safety education; must complete to operate motorboat or personal watercraft, civil penalty. (HB1627)
Introduced By
Del. Kathy Byron (R-Lynchburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Mandatory boating safety education; civil penalty. Makes it $250 civil penalty for anyone to operate a motorboat without having successfully completed an approved boating safety education course. The education requirement is phased-in so that by July 1, 2016, all motorboat operators will have been required to complete and pass the course or an equivalency exam. The Board 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. Read the Bill »
Status
03/20/2007: signed by governor
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 09/27/2006 | Committee |
| 09/27/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 072503256 |
| 09/27/2006 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources |
| 01/15/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1627) |
| 01/25/2007 | Committee substitute printed 072571256-H1 |
| 01/25/2007 | Read first time |
| 01/26/2007 | Read second time |
| 01/26/2007 | Committee substitute agreed to 072571256-H1 |
| 01/26/2007 | Pending question ordered |
| 01/26/2007 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1627H1 |
| 01/29/2007 | Read third time and passed House (90-Y 8-N) |
| 01/29/2007 | VOTE: PASSAGE (90-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2007 | Communicated to Senate |
| 01/30/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/30/2007 | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources |
| 02/07/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1627H1) |
| 02/13/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2007 | Reading of amendments waived |
| 02/14/2007 | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 02/14/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/15/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/15/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/16/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/16/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/19/2007 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/20/2007 | Read third time |
| 02/20/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/20/2007 | Amendment by Senator Newman agreed to |
| 02/20/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 02/20/2007 | Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) |
| 02/20/2007 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/22/2007 | Senate amendments agreed to by House (90-Y 8-N) |
| 02/22/2007 | VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/08/2007 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2007 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1627ER) |
| 03/08/2007 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/11/2007 | Signed by President |
| 03/14/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1627ER) |
| 03/20/2007 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/07) |
| 04/05/2007 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) |