GEO-KARIS. (CHURCHILL-HUGHES-BEAUBIEN-ERWIN-COULSON) 625 ILCS 45/4-1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-1 Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Requires a person under the age of 13 to wear a personal floatation device. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the requirement that children wear flotation de- vices applies at all times the watercraft is underway. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the personal flotation device requirement applies only to watercraft under 26 feet in length. Provides that the require- ment does not apply to persons who are below decks or in totally en- closed cabin spaces. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the requirement concerning wearing a personal flotation device does not apply to a person operating a watercraft on private property. 97-02-05 S FIRST READING 97-02-05 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-06 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE TRANSPORTN 97-02-27 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-TRANSPORTN S 97-02-27 S ADOPTED 97-02-27 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-002-000 STRN 97-02-27 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-02-28 97-03-11 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-GEO-KARIS 97-03-11 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 97-03-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-GEO-KARIS 97-03-12 S RULES REFERS TO STRN 97-03-18 S SECOND READING 97-03-18 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-19 97-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-GEO-KARIS 97-03-19 S BE ADOPTED STRN/006-000-000 97-03-19 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 97-03-19 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-GEO-KARIS 97-03-19 S ADOPTED 97-03-19 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-20 97-03-20 S THIRD READING - PASSED 053-003-000 97-03-21 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-21 H HOUSE SPONSOR CHURCHILL 97-03-21 H FIRST READING 97-03-21 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC CONSERV 97-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HUGHES 97-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BEAUBIEN 97-04-30 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-002 HAGC 97-04-30 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-06 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN 97-05-07 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CHURCHILL 97-05-07 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-07 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CHURCHILL 97-05-08 H BE ADOPTED HRUL 97-05-08 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-CHURCHILL 97-05-09 H ADOPTED 97-05-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR COULSON 97-05-13 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-006-000 97-05-14 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 97-05-15 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-15 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/GEO-KARIS 97-05-15 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/GEO-KARIS 97-05-19 S RULES REFERS TO STRN 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/GEO-KARIS 97-05-20 S BE ADOPTED STRN/009-000-000 97-05-20 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/GEO-KARIS 97-05-20 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/059-000-000 97-05-20 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-18 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-15 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-15 S EFFECTIVE DATE 98-01-01 97-08-15 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0411 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary