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- Returned to assembly
- Repassed senate
- Amended on third reading (t) 2903c
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.138
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- Referred to transportation
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to transportation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Amended on third reading 2903b
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- Amended 2903a
- 1st report cal.182
- Referred to transportation
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Requires anyone convicted of a watercraft-related alcohol-related offense to complete a boating safety course
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2903C
Title of bill
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to requiring certain persons to complete a boating safety course prior to operating water craft
Purpose
To prevent alcohol-related boating offenders from operating a vessel without first obtaining a boating safety certificate.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Adds a new subdivision 9 to section 49-b of the Navigation Law. Requires that anyone under 21 who is convicted of an alcohol-related boating offense obtain a boating safety certificate before operating a vessel.
Section 2 -- Effective date.
Justification
Boating tragedies on Skaneateles Lake, Oneida Lake, and the July 2006 BWI death of Syracuse-resident Tiffany Heitkamp have demonstrated to everyone that more stringent boating laws are needed in New York State. This legislation attempts to move New York State's statutes in the right direction by making boating safety a priority for New York State's government.
Every summer, millions of New Yorkers enjoy New York's wonderful lakes, rivers and canals. They deserve to know that New York State government is doing all it can to ensure that their aquatic recreational experience is enjoyable and -- more importantly -- safe. This bill would address that issue by requiring that anyone under 21 convicted of an alcohol-related boating offense obtain a boating safety certificate before operating a vessel.
Legislative history
S.2504/A.5510 of 2009-10; S.6658A/A.10074A of 2008 (Passed Senate)
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law and shall apply to violations committed on or after such date.
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