Indiana Senate Bill 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-06 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Lake Michigan rescue equipment. Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site. Establishes requirements concerning ring life buoys installed on piers and public access sites. Provides that the end of the buoy line must not be secured to the shore. Requires a unit of local government that owns one or more piers or public access sites on Lake Michigan, at least twice per year, to publish on the unit's website a report on lakefront drownings that occur within 50 feet of the unit's piers or public access sites. Provides that if more than one fatal drowning occurs not more than 50 feet from a particular pier or public access site in a span of five years, the owner of the pier or public access site: (1) disseminate in the area of the pier or public access site a water safety plan pertaining to the pier or public access site; and (2) upgrade the public rescue equipment installed on the pier or public access site, such as by installing equipment that automatically contacts the local 911 service in an emergency.

Lake Michigan rescue equipment.

Sen. Rodney Pol [D]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. Susan Glick [R]	Sen. Blake Doriot [R]
Sen. Fady Qaddoura [D]	Sen. Eddie Melton [D]	Rep. Jim Pressel [R]	Rep. Mike Andrade [D]
Rep. Charles Moseley [D]	Rep. Pat Boy [D]

2023-02-27 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-06	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-02-28	Senate	Referred to the House
2023-02-27	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Andrade M, Moseley, Boy
2023-02-27	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Pressel
2023-02-27	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 49, nays 0
2023-02-23	Senate	Senator Melton added as coauthor
2023-02-23	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2023-02-21	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2023-02-20	Senate	Senators Doriot and Qaddoura added as coauthors
2023-02-20	Senate	Senator Glick added as third author
2023-01-19	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2023-01-19	Senate	Authored by Senators Pol and Bohacek

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/424/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/424/#1.INTR
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/424/#2.COMS
Roll Call	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/424/#S175