BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 6250: Personal flotation devices

Requiring personal flotation devices for children on certain recreational vessels.

Summary

Children nine years or younger must wear a personal flotation device on vessels under 19 feet in length whenever the vessel is underway. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor if the vessel is carrying passengers for hire.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6250), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 9, 1996
Out of committee
Passed SenateFeb 2, 1996
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Brad Owen (D-35)
Introduced: January 9, 1996 in the Senate
Last action: March 7, 1996
Companion bill: HB 2630

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 2, 1996

Version voted on: SB 6250

42 Yea 5 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	23	1	0	1
Republican	19	4	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (42)

Nay (5)

Excused (2)

Michael Heavey D-34
Bob McCaslin R-4

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 6250 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 6250 (2025–26) Small loans maximum amount · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6250 (2023–24) Working families/prop. tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6250 (2019–20) Nursing facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6250 (2017–18) Impaired driving/ten years · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6250 (2015–16) Fire department employees · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6250 (2013–14) Collective bargaining/copies · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6250 (2011–12) Leasehold interest · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 6250 (2009–10) Fiscal reform · Did not pass · died in committee

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