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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 699

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Relating to: regulating the operation of recreational vessels carrying persons under the age of 13.

Boat Children Children — Abuse and neglect

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the operator of a recreational vessel from carrying a

passenger who is under the age of 13 unless, during all times when the vessel is

underway, the passenger is wearing a properly fitting personal flotation device

approved by the U.S. Coast Guard or the passenger remains below deck or in an

enclosed cabin.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Heaton (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R) , Wachs (D) , Zepnick (D)

7 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Lassa (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Meyers (D) , Miller (D) , Petrowski (R) , Risser (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Mar 24, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Mar 24, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 10, Noes 3

Passed 10–3 Mar 24, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives A. Ott, Ballweg, Berceau, Genrich, Goyke, Heaton, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Johnson, Kahl, T. Larson, Ohnstad, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Wachs and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller and Risser

  2. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 27, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Meyers added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative A. Ott

  6. Feb 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative A. Ott

  7. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  10. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  11. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment and Forestry, Ayes 10, Noes 3

  12. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1