Virginia House Bill 168 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-02-16 - House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
Pending: House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Personal flotation devices required for children; civil penalty. Requires children 12 years of age or younger to wear a Type I, II, III, or V U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (life jackets) on recreational vessels. This requirement applies only in those waters where there is concurrent state and federal jurisdiction. The Director of Game and Inland Fisheries may assess any recreational vessel operator found in violation of this provision a civil penalty of up to $100. However, this penalty may be waived if the person completes a boating safety education course. All penalties collected are to be paid to the Motorboat and Water Safety Fund of the Game Protection Fund. The bill does not apply to a recreational vessel that is moored or anchored, or to children below deck or in an enclosed cabin. The enactment of the bill is delayed until January 1, 2011.

Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.

Del. Brenda Pogge [R]

2010-02-04 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N) (Y: 20 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-16		House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
2010-02-04		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (3-Y 2-N)
2010-02-03		House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
2010-02-01		House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
2010-02-01		House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
2010-02-01		House: Read second time
2010-01-29		House: Passed by for the day
2010-01-28		House: Read first time
2010-01-27		House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (19-Y 3-N)
2010-01-06		House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2010-01-06		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101041D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
29	1	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
29	1	736.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+sum+HB168
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+ful+HB168+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H01V0037+HB0168
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?101+vot+H1502V0022+HB0168