Relating to the wearing of a personal flotation device while being towed behind a motorboat or while engaged in water sports in or on the wake of a motorboat; creating a criminal offense.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2021
Last action May 3, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2021
How they voted
64–63
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 130
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic51
90% Yea
R
Republican79
74% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LS
Lynn Stucky
RRepublican
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