HB 2557 Missouri House · 2024 Regular Session

Expands the requirement for children to wear personal flotation devices

HB 2557, titled "Hannah's Law," mandates that children under the age of thirteen must wear an approved personal flotation device while on boats in state waters or swimming in public waters deeper than three feet. The bill makes it a class C misdemeanor for adults to allow these children to be on a watercraft or in deep water without such safety gear, with exceptions made for fully enclosed areas of a boat or when a lifeguard is present. This legislation directly affects parents, guardians, and anyone supervising young children around water to ensure they follow new safety requirements.
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Introduced Jan 25, 2024 Last action May 17, 2024
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Jan 25, 2024
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Chris Lonsdale
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