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MS HB1144
Bill
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Holloway
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AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Section 59-21-81 to require all individuals on board motorboats, sailboats, or vessels measuring less than 26 feet in length to wear a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (Type I, II, or III) while the vessel is underway.
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Removes the previous age restriction that limited the personal flotation device requirement to persons 12 years or younger.
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Defines "underway" to mean all times except when a vessel is anchored, moored, or aground.
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Maintains existing requirement that all personal watercraft operators and passengers wear personal flotation devices while operating or being towed.
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Effective date: July 1, 2022; named the "Gunner Palmer and Zeb Hughes Act."
Legislative Description
Floatation devices; require all individuals to wear while certain vessels are underway.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2022