HOUSE BILL 1749

Sponsored By:

Delegates Walkup and Mayer

Entitled:

Task Force on Noise and Safety Issues from Powerboats and Personal Watercraft

Synopsis:

Establishing a Task Force on Noise and Safety Issues from Powerboats and Personal Watercraft; establishing the membership and staffing of the Task Force; providing for the designation of the chair of the Task Force; authorizing the Task Force to establish specified subcommittees; requiring the Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding specified issues; requiring the Task Force to submit a preliminary and final report to the Governor and General Assembly and its committees by a specified date; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

3/29

First Reading Environmental Matters

Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Walkup) Adopted (125-1)

Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Delegate Walkup) Adopted (125-0)

Referred Environmental Matters

4/3

Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Delegate Wm. Daniel Mayer, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BOATS AND SHIPS

CHESAPEAKE BAY

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT

NOISE

NUISANCES -see also- NOISE; WEEDS

REPORTS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

SUNSET

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 29, 2006: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Walkup) Adopted (125-1)

March 29, 2006: Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Walkup) Adopted (125-0)