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NJ S601

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Latham Tiver

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designated as "Dylan's Law," requires vessel registration applications to include information about U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device types, with applicants acknowledging they have read the information.

  • Mandates that approved boating safety courses include comprehensive instruction on personal flotation device types, including when each is required by law and when particular types are recommended.

  • Requires businesses selling or renting personal watercraft to provide purchasers and renters with informational materials about flotation device types and obtain acknowledgment that the information was read.

  • Obligates personal watercraft sellers and renters to offer customers the option to purchase or rent a Type I personal flotation device, which provides the highest buoyancy and can turn an unconscious person face-up.

  • Takes effect on the first day of the seventh month following enactment, with the Superintendent of State Police and Motor Vehicle Commission authorized to take anticipatory administrative action.

Legislative Description

Requires PFRS enrollment to be retroactive to first date of employment for death benefit eligibility.

State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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