Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Life jackets; increase minimum age of persons required to wear on certain vessels.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/05 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Clark
Code Sections: A 059-0021-0081, A 059-0021-0153
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-21-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN THE MINIMUM AGE OF PERSONS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A COAST GUARD APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE WHILE ON BOARD A MOTORBOAT, SAILBOAT OR VESSEL THAT MEASURES LESS THAN TWENTY-SIX FEET IN LENGTH AND WHICH IS UNDERWAY; TO AMEND SECTION 59-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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