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PA SB476
Bill
Status
3/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lindsey Williams
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AI Summary
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Expands the boating education exemption to cover operators of any motorboat with 25 horsepower or less (not just electric or internal combustion motors), provided it is not a personal watercraft
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Removes the requirement that the Fish and Boat Commission schedule boating safety courses at convenient times and locations across various counties to maximize attendance
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Streamlines certificate issuance by allowing the commission to issue boating safety education certificates to those who either pass an approved course or request a replacement/duplicate certificate
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Eliminates commission duties to provide boating safety education materials to course participants, replace lost certificates, and establish reasonable course charges
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Takes effect 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for boating education.
Last Action
Re-referred to Appropriations
6/26/2025