Bill Title: Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2016 no person born on or after January 1, 1991 shall operate a motorboat with over 10 horse power without a Boating Safety Certificate. Beginning January 1, 2016, requires persons between 10 and 12 operating a motorboat with over 10 horse power to be under the direct on-board supervision of a parent, guardian, or designee over 18 that possesses a Boating Safety Certificate. Beginning January 1, 2016, requires persons between 12 and 18 operating a motorboat with over 10 horse power to have a Boating Safety Certificate or be under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or designee over 18 with a Boating Safety Certificate. Beginning January 1, 2016, provides that the owner of a motorboat with over 10 horse power shall not allow it to be operated by anyone without a Boating Safety Certificate. Provides that a person operating a motorboat with over 10 horse power must provide their Boating Safety Certificate to law enforcement upon request. Provides that boat liveries may offer an abbreviated safety course that allows persons renting motorboats from the livery to operate those rentals without a Boating Safety Certificate. Provides that providing false information in an application for a Boating Safety Certificate or displaying a false certificate is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides exceptions to the certificate requirement.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-07-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0698 [SB3433 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2014-05-30	51	0	8	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-05-30	71	42	0	2	115	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-04-09	54	0	5	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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