SB 958 (2012) -  Airboats

General Bill by Oelrich
Airboats: Requiring the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to establish a voluntary sound-testing program for airboats; allowing airboats that test below a specified sound level to be operated on all navigable waters of the state, including waterways on which airboats are prohibited by local ordinance; requiring a fee; providing testing requirements; requiring a super majority vote to enact certain ordinances regulating airboats; amending provisions relating to muffling devices on vessels, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2012
Last Event: 02/14/12 S Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518 on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    • On agenda for: 02/14/12 9:00 AM
    • Unfavorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 2   Nays 5
  • Community Affairs
  • Budget

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 773 Subject: Airboats Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • D 514606 , Environmental Preservation and Conservation, Oelrich Date Filed: 02/03/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Favorable 02/14/2012 12:05 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation 2/14/2012 11:56:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation 2/13/2012 1:59:23 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Unfavorable by Environmental Preservation and Conservation, laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -SJ 518 Time: 02/14/2012 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/14/12, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building --Motion to Reconsider Abandoned Time: 02/09/2012 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 02/06/12, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Pending Reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 2 NAYS 5) Time: 02/01/2012 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 80 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 80 Time: 12/06/2011 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/15/2011 - 12:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
327.391 SB 652, HB 773, HB 1487
327.60 HB 773
327.65 HB 773