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2020 House Bill 2443: Requiring the use of personal flotation devices on smaller vessels
Introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton (Poulsbo) (D) and Rep. Cindy Ryu (Shoreline) (D) on January 14, 2020
Referred to the House Housing, Community Development & Veterans Committee on January 14, 2020
Substitute offered in the House on January 31, 2020
Requires a person 13 years old or older operating or riding on a vessel under 19 feet in length to wear a personal flotation device that meets or exceeds the United States Coast Guard approval standards of the appropriate size while the vessel is underway, with exceptions.
Amendment offered by Rep. Cindy Ryu (Shoreline) (D) on February 14, 2020
Removes the requirement that a law enforcement officer issue a warning to operators or passengers for a first violation of the requirement that a person 13 years old or older wear a personal flotation device while operating or riding on a human-powered vessel.
Requires a court to waive the monetary penalty for a first violation of the requirement that a person 13 years old or older wear a personal flotation device while operating or riding on a human-powered vessel if the person shows that he/she obtained a boater identification card..
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 14, 2020
Amendment offered by Rep. Cindy Ryu (Shoreline) (D) on February 14, 2020
Excludes persons age eighteen years old or older from the requirement to wear a personal flotation device while operating or riding on a human powered vessel.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 14, 2020
Received in the Senate on February 18, 2020
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 18, 2020
Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on February 24, 2020