Bill Text: TX HR1785 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 20-26, 2023, as National Safe Boating Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1785 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1785-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1785 |
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WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week is being observed from | ||
May 20 to 26, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Boating, including fishing, sailing, paddling, and | ||
waterskiing, is an immensely popular recreational activity, and the | ||
U.S. Coast Guard and its federal, state, and local partners | ||
encourage all boaters to explore and enjoy America's beautiful | ||
waters responsibly; and | ||
WHEREAS, According to the National Safe Boating Council, | ||
approximately 650 people die in boating-related accidents in the | ||
United States each year, and 75 percent of those fatalities are | ||
caused by drowning; the vast majority of accidents occur because of | ||
human error or poor judgment and can be easily prevented through | ||
basic safety practices, such as carrying emergency communications | ||
equipment, participating in free boat safety checks, remaining | ||
sober while navigating, and wearing life jackets; and | ||
WHEREAS, Statistics have shown that nearly 83 percent of | ||
those who drowned in boating mishaps were not wearing a life jacket; | ||
although many boaters stow life jackets on board, there is rarely | ||
enough time to properly employ one in the event of an accident; in | ||
an effort to increase people's willingness to wear this essential | ||
piece of safety equipment, modern life jackets have been designed | ||
to be smaller, lighter, and more comfortable; and | ||
WHEREAS, Boating accidents happen regardless of one's level | ||
of experience, and wearing a life jacket is the most effective way | ||
to prevent drowning for veteran and novice boaters alike; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 20 to 26, 2023, as National Safe | ||
Boating Week and encourage Texans to practice safe boating habits | ||
and to wear life jackets at all times while on the water. | ||
Buckley | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1785 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||