Illinois House Bill 2492 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Defines "ski flag" as a red or orange flag measuring no less than 12 inches on each side, in the shape of a square or rectangle and mounted or displayed on a motorboat in such a manner as to be visible from every direction. Provides that a ski flag shall be displayed to indicate a downed water skier, a water skier in the water preparing to ski, a water skiing line extended from the motorboat, or a ski in the water in the vicinity of the motorboat. Provides that for the purposes of ski flag requirements, "water skier" includes persons engaged in all forms of water skiing or any activity where a person is towed behind or alongside a motorboat, including, but not limited to, barefoot skiing, tubing, skiing on other contrivances, wake boarding, and parasailing. Exempts from the new provisions performers engaged in professional exhibitions and persons engaged in a regatta, vessel or water skiing race or competition, or other marine event authorized by law. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $25, of which the moneys shall be deposited into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt rules to implement the new provisions.

BOATING SAFETY: SKI FLAG

Rep. JoAnn Osmond [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-21	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
2013-03-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2013-03-13	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000
2013-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-12	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2013-02-20	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-20	House	First Reading
2013-02-20	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	45	1-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	45	5-14.5	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2492&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2492.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2492ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2492eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2492ham002.htm