South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 46

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell and Knotts
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0026.ssp.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Introduced in the House on February 9, 2011
Last Amended on February 3, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Personal flotation devices

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/1/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/1/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 26)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)
    2/2/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 14)
    2/3/2011  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/3/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/3/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
    2/8/2011  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8)
    2/9/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
    2/9/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 13)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/1/2010
2/2/2011
2/3/2011

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 3, 2011

S. 46

Introduced by Senator McConnell

S. Printed 2/3/11--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2011.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE WEARING OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES ON PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT REQUIRED TO WEAR A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE IF THE PERSON IS IN POSSESSION OF A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT THAT IS LOCATED IN THREE FEET OF WATER OR LESS, AND IS ANCHORED, AND THE ENGINE IS NOT OPERATING.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 50-21-870(B)(1)(a) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)(a)    operate, be in possession of, or give permission to operate a personal watercraft or specialty propcraft while upon the waters of this State unless each person aboard the personal watercraft or specialty propcraft is wearing a United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device, Type I, Type II, Type III, or Type V;. This subsection does not apply to a licensed driver or a person who is sixteen years of age or older who is in possession of a non-operating personal watercraft that is in three feet of water or less, and is anchored or moored to a fixed or stationary floating object, that is not another personal watercraft or vessel;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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