Bill Summary

SB 628 Boating Safety (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice, Transportation
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Summary
Boating Safety; Citing this act as "Lucy's Law"; revising the definition of the term “livery vessel”; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; revising and providing penalties for reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring the suspension of driver licenses for boating under the influence and reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring a person convicted of a certain criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions within a specified period to complete a boater safety education course, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Transportation
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
02/11/25
SENATE
Filed
02/20/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Fiscal Policy
02/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 S
03/04/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/05/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/05/25
SENATE
Now in Transportation
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 S
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Transportation; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/14/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 K
04/08/25
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/09/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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bill text & filed amendments
0628
Filed on 02/11/25
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Amendment 514168
Martin
Filed on 03/03/25
Replaced by CS
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0628C1
Filed on 03/05/25
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Amendment 128674
Martin
Filed on 03/10/25
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 422634 LF SA
Martin
Filed on 03/11/25
Replaced by CS
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0628C2
Filed on 03/13/25
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Amendment 793128
Martin
Filed on 04/07/25
Withdrawn
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Amendment 800572 SA
Martin
Filed on 04/08/25
Withdrawn
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Statute Citations
327.02
327.3
327.33
327.35105
327.54
327.731
782.072
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