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FL H4211
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Richard Steinberg
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AI Summary
- Amends Florida Statutes section 327.50 to remove the state requirement that children under 6 years of age wear a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device while on vessels less than 26 feet in length that are underway
- Retains the requirement that vessel owners and operators carry, store, maintain, and use safety equipment in accordance with current United States Coast Guard safety equipment requirements as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations
- Removes the definition of "underway" as all times except when a vessel is anchored, moored, made fast to the shore, or aground
- Takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Vessel Safety Regulations
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Committee Referrals
Agriculture And Natural Resources Subcommittee3/14/2011
Full Bill Text
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