BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

SB 5597: Boater safety and education

Modifying boater safety and education requirements.

Summary

Directs the State Parks and Recreation Commission to implement a boater safety education program for a boater operating a human-powered vessel by January 1, 2024.
Requires an operator of a human-powered vessel to obtain a $10 paddle education card.
Expires a boater education card and a paddle education card 20 years after the date of issuance.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to modifying boater safety and education requirements;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 8, 2024By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 27, 2023First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

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

SB 5597 (2025–26) Water recreation facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5597 (2021–22) Voting rights · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5597 (2019–20) Aerial herbicide application · Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2019
SB 5597 (2017–18) Child support/electronic · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5597 (2015–16) Real estate appraisers · Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2016
SB 5597 (2013–14) Locksmith services · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5597 (2011–12) Terminating parental rights · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5597 (2009–10) Ocean renewable energy · Did not pass · died in committee