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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
April 8, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Taylor, Lehman, Cowles, Lassa,
Risser, Wirch and
Miller, cosponsored by Representatives Clark,
Staskunas, Hebl, Zigmunt, Jorgensen, Petrowski, Pasch, Berceau,
Townsend, Smith, A. Ott, Hraychuck, Steinbrink, Cullen and Zepnick.
Referred to Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural
Resources.
SB162,1,3
1An Act to renumber and amend 30.62 (3) (a); and
to create 30.62 (3) (ag) and
230.62 (3) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: requiring that personal flotation
3devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, each boat must have on it a personal flotation device for each
person riding in or on the boat. Under this bill, a person may not operate a
recreational boat that is less than 26 feet in length unless, during the time the boat
is under way, every person on the boat who is 12 years old or younger is wearing a
personal flotation device or is in a cabin space or below the deck.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB162, s. 1
4Section
1. 30.62 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 30.62 (3) (ar) and
5amended to read:
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30.62
(3) (ar) Every boat, except a sailboard
and except as provided in par. (b),
7shall carry at least one personal flotation device prescribed by federal regulations for
1each person on board or being attended by the boat
, and, except as provided in pars.
2(b) and (c), the personal flotation devices shall be so placed as to be readily accessible
3and available to the persons.
SB162, s. 2
4Section
2. 30.62 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
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30.62
(3) (ag) In this subsection, "recreational boat" means a boat that is being
6used for pleasure.
SB162, s. 3
7Section
3. 30.62 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB162,2,148
30.62
(3) (c) No person may operate a recreational boat that is less than 26 feet
9in length and that is under way unless each person on the recreational boat who is
1012 years of age or younger is wearing a personal flotation device or is in a cabin space
11or below the deck. The personal flotation device shall be a type I, type II, type III,
12or type V personal flotation device as specified under
33 CFR part 175, subpart B.
13A recreational boat is under way if it is not aground, is not anchored or moored, and
14is not made fast to a structure or to the shore.
SB162,2,1716
(1) This act takes effect on May 1, 2010, or on the day after publication,
17whichever is later.
