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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 714

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Relating to: safe carrying capacity on a boat.

Boat

  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 defines the safe carrying capacity on a boat based solely on the

maximum allowed total weight of person, motor, gear, and other articles placed

aboard a boat and not on the number of persons allowed aboard a boat.

Current law prohibits a person from operating, and a boat owner from allowing

a person to operate, a boat that is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond its safe

carrying capacity, taking into consideration weather and other existing operating

conditions. Under current Department of Natural Resources Administrative Code,

“safe carrying capacity” is defined as either the maximum number of persons allowed

and the maximum allowed total weight of person, motor, gear, and other articles

placed aboard as displayed on the boat's capacity plate, under normal conditions, or

less than the maximum number of persons or the maximum allowed total weight of

person, motor, gear, and other articles placed aboard as displayed on a boat's capacity

plate when taking into consideration abnormal weather or other existing operating

conditions.

This bill codifies this definition of “safe carrying capacity,” but eliminates the

reference to the maximum number of persons allowed, instead basing the definition

solely on the maximum weight allowed.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Felzkowski (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kremer (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tusler (R)

2 cosponsors

LeMahieu (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 5, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jarchow, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, Skowronski, Kuglitsch, Felzkowski, Tusler and R. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu and Wanggaard

  2. Dec 5, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment and Forestry

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1