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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 486

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Relating to: regulating the operation of recreational vessels carrying persons under the age of ten and providing a penalty. (FE)

Boat Children Children — Abuse and neglect

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 ten unless, during all times when the vessel is

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

passenger remains below deck or in an enclosed cabin. The bill establishes a

forfeiture of not more than $50 for a first violation and not more than $100 for a

second or subsequent violation. The bill also exempts the imposition of such a

forfeiture from the requirement under current law that a court impose certain court

costs and surcharges when it imposes a forfeiture.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D)

23 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Considine (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Mursau (R) , Petryk (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Ripp (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tauchen (R) , Tusler (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Johnson, Marklein, Ringhand, Risser and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Kitchens, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Considine, E. Brooks, Genrich, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Kolste, Kremer, Petryk, Pronschinske, Ripp, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tauchen and Snyder

  2. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry

  3. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 8, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  6. Nov 16, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1