2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                            A AB632 695

Amendment No. 695

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 632                                                                   (BDR 43‑1487)

Proposed by: Committee on Natural Resources

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:         Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend section 1, page 2, line 9, by deleting “16” and inserting “12”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, line 13, by deleting “board a” and inserting:

“board:

     (a) A”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, line 15, by deleting “hire.” and inserting:

“hire; or

     (b) Any other vessel who are below the deck or inside a cabin of the vessel.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 21, after “operator” by inserting:

“and each passenger”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 24 through 28 and inserting:

     “(c) Unless the operator is at least 12 years of age.”.

     Amend the preamble of the bill, page 1, by deleting lines 4 through 6.

     Amend the preamble of the bill, page 1, line 9, by deleting “16” and inserting “12”.

     Amend the preamble of the bill, page 1, by deleting lines 10 through 12 and inserting:

     “Whereas, It is estimated that requiring persons less than 12 years of age to wear properly fitted personal flotation devices may decrease by up to 85 percent the rate of fatalities by drowning of such persons; and”.

     Amend the preamble of the bill, page 1, line 15, by deleting “16” and inserting “12”.

     Amend the title of the bill, second line, by deleting “16” and inserting “12”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Prohibits operation of certain vessels unless persons less than 12 years of age are wearing personal flotation devices while vessel is under way. (BDR 43‑1487)”.