90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0496
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Senate Sponsors:
GEO-KARIS-FAWELL.

House Sponsors:
CHURCHILL-HUGHES-BEAUBIEN

Short description: 
BOAT SAFETY-WAKE-SKI-SIT-LEASE                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Prohibits  a  person      
   operating  a watercraft from jumping the wake of another vessel within      
   150 feet.  Provides that in order to operate a motorboat that  has  in      
   tow  a  person  on  water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device, the      
   motorboat must have a capacity of at  least  3  persons.  Prohibits  a      
   person  in  a  motorboat  from  sitting  on the gunwales, tops of seat      
   backs, or on the decking over the bow or stern while the motorboat  is      
   underway.   Prohibits  a  livery from leasing a personal watercraft or      
   speciality prop-craft to a person under 16 (instead of  12)  years  of      
   age.                                                                        
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          625 ILCS 45/5-2                                                      
        Removes the provision concerning  the  prohibition  on  a  person      
   operating  a watercraft from jumping the wake of another vessel within      
   150 feet of the other vessel.                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1                                                  
        Provides that the provisions prohibiting a person operating a          
   motorboat from allowing a person in the motorboat to ride or sit in         
   certain locations do not apply to the driver of the boat, a person          
   while fishing, or a person on private property.                             
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0412

   Last action date: 97-08-15

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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