Assembly Bill A9806A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting Brianna's Law

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A9806 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9092
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§49 & 79, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4853, S3399

2017-A9806 - Summary

Enacts Brianna's Law; requires that operators of mechanically propelled vessels complete a boating safety course.

2017-A9806 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9806
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation  to  enacting  Brianna's
   Law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Brianna's Law".
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 49 of the navigation law, as amended by
 by chapter 361 of the laws of 2013, paragraph a and subparagraph (i)  of
 paragraph b as amended by chapter 386 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. No person [born on or after May first, nineteen hundred ninety-six]
 shall operate a mechanically propelled vessel on the navigable waters of
 the  state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the boundaries
 of Nassau and Suffolk counties, unless[:
   a.] the operator is at least ten years old and  is  the  holder  of  a
 boating  safety  certificate  issued  to him or her UPON COMPLETION OF A
 BOATING SAFETY COURSE by the commissioner, the United States Power Squa-
 drons, the United States coast guard  auxiliary  or  the  United  States
 sailing  association  for  a  powerboating  course  or courses which are
 approved by the commissioner[; or
   b. the operator is younger than eighteen years of age, and is accompa-
 nied on the mechanically propelled vessel by at least one person who  is
 at least eighteen years of age and is
   (i) the holder of a boating safety certificate issued to him or her by
 the  commissioner,  the United States Power Squadrons, the United States
 coast guard auxiliary or the United States  sailing  association  for  a
 powerboating  course  or courses which are approved by the commissioner,
 or
   (ii) not required by this subdivision to hold a boating safety certif-
 icate in order to operate a mechanically propelled vessel; or
   c. the operator is eighteen  years  of  age  or  older,  is  a  person
 required  by  this  subdivision  to hold a boating safety certificate in

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-A9806A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9092
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§49 & 79, Nav L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4853, S3399

2017-A9806A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Brianna's Law; requires that operators of mechanically propelled vessels complete a boating safety course.

2017-A9806A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9806--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE, M. G. MILLER, ORTIZ, SEAWRIGHT,
   PELLEGRINO, D'URSO, McDONOUGH, RAIA, MONTESANO, GIGLIO, RAMOS, TITONE,
   RIVERA, TITUS, QUART, GALEF, JAFFEE, WOERNER,  LAWRENCE,  RA,  ERRIGO,
   COOK,  DICKENS,  LAVINE,  NIOU, BARRON, BICHOTTE, DINOWITZ, BENEDETTO,
   ARROYO, L. ROSENTHAL, BYRNE, CARROLL, M. L. MILLER,  GARBARINO,  PRET-
   LOW,  DiPIETRO, JOHNS, BARRETT, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, BRINDISI, CASTORINA,
   WALSH,  SANTABARBARA,  CUSICK,  WILLIAMS,  HEVESI,  McDONALD,   AUBRY,
   B. MILLER,  MOSLEY,  BUCHWALD, BRABENEC, COLTON, PERRY, STERN, STIRPE,
   STECK, DE LA ROSA, HYNDMAN,  TAYLOR,  SMITH,  SOLAGES,  FAHY,  WALKER,
   LIFTON,  HUNTER,  D. ROSENTHAL, FERNANDEZ, VANEL, HOOPER, MALLIOTAKIS,
   TAGUE, PALUMBO, RODRIGUEZ, BUTLER, FINCH, PICHARDO, HAWLEY,  DILAN  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. ABBATE, ASHBY, BLANKENBUSH, CURRAN,
   DAVILA, DenDEKKER, ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FITZPATRICK, FRIEND,  HIKIND,
   KIM,  LENTOL,  LUPARDO,  MURRAY,  PALMESANO,  SIMON,  SIMOTAS, THIELE,
   WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Tourism,  Parks,
   Arts  and Sports Development -- reported and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the navigation law, in relation to enacting Brianna's
   Law
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Brianna's Law".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 49 of the navigation law, as amended  by
 by  chapter 361 of the laws of 2013, paragraph a and subparagraph (i) of
 paragraph b as amended by chapter 386 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. No person [born on or after May first, nineteen hundred ninety-six]
 shall operate a mechanically propelled vessel on the navigable waters of
 the state or any tidewaters bordering on or lying within the  boundaries
 of Nassau and Suffolk counties, unless[:
   a.]  the  operator  is  at  least ten years old and is the holder of a
 boating safety certificate issued to him or her  UPON  COMPLETION  OF  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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