CS for SB 606 First Engrossed 2022606e1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to boating safety; providing a short 3 title; amending s. 327.30, F.S.; authorizing a court 4 to impose a specified fine for certain boating 5 collisions and accidents; requiring such fines to be 6 deposited into the Marine Resources Conservation Trust 7 Fund for specified purposes; defining terms; amending 8 s. 327.54, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting liveries 9 from offering a vessel for lease or rent without a 10 livery permit; specifying requirements and 11 qualifications for the permit; authorizing the Fish 12 and Wildlife Conservation Commission to adopt rules; 13 providing penalties for permit violations; revising 14 the conditions under which a livery may not knowingly 15 lease or rent a vessel; requiring a person receiving 16 safety instruction to provide the livery with a 17 specified signed attestation; requiring a written 18 agreement between a livery and a renter or lessee; 19 providing requirements for such agreement; requiring a 20 livery to notify law enforcement of overdue rentals or 21 leases under certain circumstances; prohibiting a 22 livery from knowingly leasing or renting a livery 23 vessel to certain persons; providing an exception; 24 revising livery insurance requirements; providing 25 applicability; requiring specified boating safety 26 education courses for certain instructors; requiring 27 liveries to report certain accidents to the Division 28 of Law Enforcement of the commission; requiring 29 liveries to make facilities and records available to 30 law enforcement upon notice; providing penalties for 31 violations and additional penalties for subsequent 32 violations; prohibiting certain violators from acting 33 as a livery for a specified timeframe after such a 34 violation; authorizing the commission, beginning on a 35 specified date, to revoke or refuse to issue permits 36 for repeated violations; amending s. 327.73, F.S.; 37 increasing fines for violations of certain boating 38 regulations; providing fines for improper transfers of 39 title and failures to update vessel registration 40 information; authorizing certain fees and penalties 41 deposited into the Marine Resources Conservation Trust 42 Fund to be used for law enforcement purposes; amending 43 s. 327.731, F.S.; imposing a fine for persons 44 convicted of certain criminal or noncriminal 45 infractions; providing for the deposit of such fines 46 into the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; 47 requiring the commission to maintain a program to 48 ensure compliance with certain boating safety 49 education requirements; specifying requirements for 50 the program; amending s. 328.03, F.S.; providing that 51 an improper transfer of vessel title is subject to a 52 civil penalty; amending s. 328.48, F.S.; requiring 53 that the address provided in a vessel registration 54 application and a certificate of registration be a 55 physical residential or business address; authorizing 56 the commission to accept post office box addresses in 57 lieu of the physical residential or business address; 58 providing that a person who fails to update his or her 59 vessel registration information within a specified 60 timeframe is subject to a civil penalty; providing 61 effective dates. 62 63 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 64 65 Section 1.This act may be cited as the Boating Safety Act 66 of 2022. 67 Section 2.Subsection (7) is added to section 327.30, 68 Florida Statutes, to read: 69 327.30Collisions, accidents, and casualties. 70 (7)In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a 71 court may order a person convicted of a violation of this 72 section or of any rule adopted or order issued by the commission 73 pursuant to this section to pay an additional fine of up to 74 $1,000 per violation. All fines assessed and collected pursuant 75 to this subsection shall be remitted by the clerk of the court 76 to the Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Marine 77 Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be used to enhance state 78 and local law enforcement activities related to boating 79 infractions. As used in this subsection, the terms convicted 80 and conviction mean any judicial disposition other than 81 acquittal or dismissal. 82 Section 3.Effective January 1, 2023, section 327.54, 83 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 84 327.54Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. 85 (1)As used in this section, the term: 86 (a)Advertise means to describe or draw attention to a 87 vessel and its availability for lease or rental in any medium 88 for the purpose of promoting the lease or rental of the vessel. 89 (b)Conviction means any judicial disposition other than 90 acquittal or dismissal. 91 (c)Livery means a person who advertises and offers a 92 livery vessel for use by another in exchange for any type of 93 consideration when such person does not also provide the lessee 94 or renter with a captain, a crew, or any type of staff or 95 personnel to operate, oversee, maintain, or manage the vessel. 96 The owner of a vessel who does not advertise his or her vessel 97 for use by another for consideration and who loans or offers his 98 or her vessel for use to another known to him or her either for 99 consideration or without consideration is not a livery. A public 100 or private school or postsecondary institution located within 101 this state is not a livery. A vessel rented or leased by a 102 livery is a livery vessel as defined in s. 327.02. 103 (d)Seaworthy means the vessel and all of its parts and 104 equipment, including, but not limited to, engines, bilge pumps, 105 and kill switches, are functional and reasonably fit for their 106 intended purpose. 107 (2)A livery may not offer a vessel for lease or rent 108 without first being issued a no-cost livery permit by the 109 commission. The permit must be renewed annually. To qualify for 110 issuance or renewal of a livery permit, an applicant must 111 provide the commission with a list of all vessels offered by the 112 livery for lease or rent by another, have valid insurance 113 pursuant to subsection (7), have an amount of United States 114 Coast Guard-approved lawful personal floatation devices on site 115 sufficient to accommodate the capacity of all vessels offered by 116 the livery for rent or lease by another, have on site all safety 117 equipment required by s. 327.50 and the Code of Federal 118 Regulations sufficient to equip all vessels offered by the 119 livery for rent or lease by another, and display the information 120 required by paragraph (3)(f). If, before the annual renewal of 121 the permit, the information required by this subsection changes, 122 the livery must provide the commission with the updated 123 information within 10 days after the change. 124 (a)The commission may adopt rules to implement this 125 subsection. 126 (b)A person who violates this subsection commits a 127 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 128 775.082 or s. 775.083. 129 (3)A livery may not knowingly lease, hire, or rent a 130 vessel to any person: 131 (a)When the number of persons intending to use the vessel 132 exceeds the number considered to constitute a maximum safety 133 load for the vessel as specified on the authorized persons 134 capacity plate of the vessel. 135 (b)When the horsepower of the motor exceeds the capacity 136 of the vessel. 137 (c)When the vessel does not contain the required safety 138 equipment required under s. 327.50. 139 (d)When the vessel is not seaworthy, is a derelict vessel 140 as defined in s. 823.11, or is at risk of becoming derelict as 141 provided in s. 327.4107. 142 (e)When the vessel is equipped with a motor of 10 143 horsepower or greater, Unless the livery provides pre-rental 144 prerental or pre-ride preride instruction in compliance with 145 rules established by the commission. 146 1.The instruction must include that includes, but need not 147 be limited to: 148 a.1.Operational characteristics of the vessel to be 149 rented. 150 b.2.Safe vessel operation and vessel right-of-way. 151 c.3.The responsibility of the vessel operator for the safe 152 and proper operation of the vessel. 153 d.4.Local characteristics of the waterway where the vessel 154 will be operated, such as navigational hazards, the presence of 155 boating-restricted areas, and water depths. 156 e.Emergency procedures, such as appropriate responses to 157 capsizing, falls overboard, taking on water, and vessel 158 accidents. 159 2.Any person receiving instruction in the safe handling of 160 livery vessels pursuant to this paragraph must provide the 161 livery with a written statement attesting to each component of 162 the instruction. 163 a.The commission shall establish by rule the content of 164 the statement form. 165 b.The statement form must be signed by the individual 166 providing the instruction. 167 c.The livery shall maintain the statement form for no less 168 than 90 days and, upon request, make the form available for 169 inspection by law enforcement. 170 171 Any person delivering the information specified in this 172 paragraph must have successfully completed a boater safety 173 course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law 174 Administrators and this state. 175 (f)Unless the livery displays boating safety information 176 in a place visible to the renting public. The commission shall 177 prescribe by rule, pursuant to chapter 120, the contents and 178 size of the boating safety information to be displayed. 179 (g)Unless the livery has a written agreement with the 180 renter or lessee. The written agreement must include the name, 181 address, and date of birth for the renter and the number of 182 people aboard the vessel, as well as the time the vessel is 183 required to be returned to the livery or another specified 184 location and an emergency contact name, address, and telephone 185 number. The livery shall maintain each agreement for no less 186 than 1 year and, upon request, make each agreement available for 187 inspection by law enforcement. 188 (4)(2)A livery may not knowingly lease, hire, or rent a 189 vessel to a person who is required to comply with s. 327.395 190 unless such person presents to the livery the documentation 191 required by s. 327.395(2) for the operation of a vessel or meets 192 the exemption provided under s. 327.395(6)(f). 193 (5)(3)If a vessel rented or leased by a livery is 194 unnecessarily overdue more than 4 hours after the contracted 195 vessel rental time has expired, the livery must shall notify law 196 enforcement the proper authorities. 197 (6)(4)(a)A livery may not knowingly lease, hire, or rent a 198 livery vessel, other than a human-powered vessel, personal 199 watercraft to any person who is under 18 years of age. 200 (b)A livery may not knowingly lease, hire, or rent a 201 personal watercraft to any person who has not received 202 instruction in the safe handling of personal watercraft, in 203 compliance with rules established by the commission pursuant to 204 chapter 120. 205 (c)Any person receiving instruction in the safe handling 206 of personal watercraft pursuant to a program established by rule 207 of the commission must provide the livery with a written 208 statement attesting to the same. 209 (7)(5)A livery may not lease, hire, or rent any personal 210 watercraft or offer to lease, hire, or rent any livery vessel 211 personal watercraft unless the livery first obtains and carries 212 in full force and effect a policy from a licensed insurance 213 carrier in this state which insures the livery and the renter, 214 insuring against any accident, loss, injury, property damage, or 215 other casualty caused by or resulting from the operation of the 216 livery vessel personal watercraft. The insurance policy must 217 shall provide coverage of at least $500,000 per person and $1 218 million per event. The livery shall must have proof of such 219 insurance available for inspection at the location where livery 220 vessels personal watercraft are being leased, hired, or rented, 221 or offered for lease, hire, or rent, and shall provide to each 222 renter the insurance carriers name and address and the 223 insurance policy number. This subsection does not apply to 224 human-powered vessels. 225 (8)Notwithstanding the persons age or any exemptions 226 provided in s. 327.395, any person delivering instruction 227 regarding the safe operation of vessels or pre-rental or pre 228 ride instruction in accordance with subsection (3) must have 229 successfully completed a boating safety education course 230 approved by the National Association of State Boating Law 231 Administrators and this state. 232 (9)If a vessel rented or leased by a livery is involved in 233 an accident, the livery must report the accident to the 234 division. 235 (10)A livery shall make its facilities and records 236 available for inspection upon request by law enforcement no 237 later than 24 hours after receiving notice from law enforcement. 238 (11)(a)(6)Any person convicted of violating this section, 239 other than subsection (2), who has not been convicted of a 240 violation of this section within the past 3 years commits a 241 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 242 775.082 or s. 775.083. 243 (b)Unless the stricter penalties in paragraph (c) apply, a 244 person who violates this section, other than subsection (2), 245 within 3 years after a previous conviction of a violation of 246 this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 247 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, with a 248 minimum mandatory fine of $500. 249 (c)A person who violates this section, other than 250 subsection (2), within 5 years after two previous convictions 251 for a violation of this section commits a misdemeanor of the 252 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 253 775.083, with a minimum mandatory fine of $1,000. 254 (12)A person who commits more than one violation of this 255 section, other than subsection (2), within a 3-year period may 256 not act as a livery during a 90-day period immediately after 257 being charged with that violation. The commission may revoke or 258 refuse to issue a permit under subsection (2) based on repeated 259 violations of this section. 260 Section 4.Subsections (1) and (8) of section 327.73, 261 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 262 327.73Noncriminal infractions. 263 (1)Violations of the following provisions of the vessel 264 laws of this state are noncriminal infractions: 265 (a)Section 328.46, relating to operation of unregistered 266 and unnumbered vessels. 267 (b)Section 328.48(4), relating to display of number and 268 possession of registration certificate. 269 (c)Section 328.48(5), relating to display of decal. 270 (d)Section 328.52(2), relating to display of number. 271 (e)Section 328.54, relating to spacing of digits and 272 letters of identification number. 273 (f)Section 328.60, relating to military personnel and 274 registration of vessels. 275 (g)Section 328.72(13), relating to operation with an 276 expired registration, for which the penalty is: 277 1.For a first or subsequent offense of s. 328.72(13)(a), 278 up to a maximum of $100 $50. 279 2.For a first offense of s. 328.72(13)(b), up to a maximum 280 of $250. 281 3.For a second or subsequent offense of s. 328.72(13)(b), 282 up to a maximum of $500. Any person cited for a noncriminal 283 infraction under this subparagraph may not have the provisions 284 of paragraph (4)(a) available to him or her but must appear 285 before the designated official at the time and location of the 286 scheduled hearing. 287 (h)Section 327.33(2), relating to careless operation. 288 (i)Section 327.37, relating to water skiing, aquaplaning, 289 parasailing, and similar activities. 290 (j)Section 327.44, relating to interference with 291 navigation. 292 (k)Violations relating to boating-restricted areas and 293 speed limits: 294 1.Established by the commission or by local governmental 295 authorities pursuant to s. 327.46. 296 2.Speed limits established pursuant to s. 379.2431(2). 297 (l)Section 327.48, relating to regattas and races. 298 (m)Section 327.50(1) and (2), relating to required safety 299 equipment, lights, and shapes. 300 (n)Section 327.65, relating to muffling devices. 301 (o)Section 327.33(3)(b), relating to a violation of 302 navigation rules: 303 1.That does not result in an accident; or 304 2.That results in an accident not causing serious bodily 305 injury or death, for which the penalty is: 306 a.For a first offense, up to a maximum of $500 $250. 307 b.For a second offense, up to a maximum of $1,000 $750. 308 c.For a third or subsequent offense, up to a maximum of 309 $1,500 $1,000. 310 (p)Section 327.39(1), (2), (3), and (5), relating to 311 personal watercraft. 312 (q)Section 327.53(1), (2), (3), and (8), relating to 313 marine sanitation. 314 (r)Section 327.53(4), (5), and (7), relating to marine 315 sanitation, and s. 327.60, relating to no-discharge zones, for 316 which the civil penalty is $250. 317 (s)Section 327.395, relating to boater safety education. 318 However, a person cited for violating the requirements of s. 319 327.395 relating to failure to have required proof of boating 320 safety education in his or her possession may not be convicted 321 if, before or at the time of a county court hearing, the person 322 produces proof of the boating safety education identification 323 card or temporary certificate for verification by the hearing 324 officer or the court clerk and the identification card or 325 temporary certificate was valid at the time the person was 326 cited. 327 (t)Section 327.52(3), relating to operation of overloaded 328 or overpowered vessels. 329 (u)Section 327.331, relating to divers-down warning 330 devices, except for violations meeting the requirements of s. 331 327.33. 332 (v)Section 327.391(1), relating to the requirement for an 333 adequate muffler on an airboat. 334 (w)Section 327.391(3), relating to the display of a flag 335 on an airboat. 336 (x)Section 253.04(3)(a), relating to carelessly causing 337 seagrass scarring, for which the civil penalty upon conviction 338 is: 339 1.For a first offense, $100 $50. 340 2.For a second offense occurring within 12 months after a 341 prior conviction, $250. 342 3.For a third offense occurring within 36 months after a 343 prior conviction, $500. 344 4.For a fourth or subsequent offense occurring within 72 345 months after a prior conviction, $1,000. 346 (y)Section 327.45, relating to protection zones for 347 springs, for which the penalty is: 348 1.For a first offense, $100 $50. 349 2.For a second offense occurring within 12 months after a 350 prior conviction, $250. 351 3.For a third offense occurring within 36 months after a 352 prior conviction, $500. 353 4.For a fourth or subsequent offense occurring within 72 354 months after a prior conviction, $1,000. 355 (z)Section 327.4108, relating to the anchoring of vessels 356 in anchoring limitation areas, for which the penalty is: 357 1.For a first offense, up to a maximum of $100 $50. 358 2.For a second offense, up to a maximum of $250 $100. 359 3.For a third or subsequent offense, up to a maximum of 360 $500 $250. 361 (aa)Section 327.4107, relating to vessels at risk of 362 becoming derelict on waters of this state, for which the civil 363 penalty is: 364 1.For a first offense, $100. 365 2.For a second offense occurring 30 days or more after a 366 first offense, $250. 367 3.For a third or subsequent offense occurring 30 days or 368 more after a previous offense, $500. 369 370 A vessel that is the subject of three or more violations issued 371 pursuant to the same paragraph of s. 327.4107(2) within an 18 372 month period which result in dispositions other than acquittal 373 or dismissal shall be declared to be a public nuisance and 374 subject to ss. 705.103(2) and (4) and 823.11(3). The commission, 375 an officer of the commission, or a law enforcement agency or 376 officer specified in s. 327.70 may relocate, remove, or cause to 377 be relocated or removed such public nuisance vessels from waters 378 of this state. The commission, an officer of the commission, or 379 a law enforcement agency or officer acting pursuant to this 380 paragraph upon waters of this state shall be held harmless for 381 all damages to the vessel resulting from such relocation or 382 removal unless the damage results from gross negligence or 383 willful misconduct as these terms are defined in s. 823.11. 384 (bb)Section 327.4109, relating to anchoring or mooring in 385 a prohibited area, for which the penalty is: 386 1.For a first offense, up to a maximum of $100 $50. 387 2.For a second offense, up to a maximum of $250 $100. 388 3.For a third or subsequent offense, up to a maximum of 389 $500 $250. 390 (cc)Section 327.463(4)(a) and (b), relating to vessels 391 creating special hazards, for which the penalty is: 392 1.For a first offense, $100 $50. 393 2.For a second offense occurring within 12 months after a 394 prior offense, $250 $100. 395 3.For a third offense occurring within 36 months after a 396 prior offense, $500 $250. 397 (dd)Section 327.371, relating to the regulation of human 398 powered vessels. 399 (ee)Section 328.03, relating to an improper transfer of 400 title, for which the penalty is up to a maximum of $500. 401 (ff)Section 328.48(9), relating to the failure to update 402 vessel registration information, for which the penalty is up to 403 a maximum of $500. 404 405 Any person cited for a violation of any provision of this 406 subsection shall be deemed to be charged with a noncriminal 407 infraction, shall be cited for such an infraction, and shall be 408 cited to appear before the county court. The civil penalty for 409 any such infraction is $100 $50, except as otherwise provided in 410 this section. Any person who fails to appear or otherwise 411 properly respond to a uniform boating citation shall, in 412 addition to the charge relating to the violation of the boating 413 laws of this state, must be charged with the offense of failing 414 to respond to such citation and, upon conviction, be guilty of a 415 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 416 775.082 or s. 775.083. A written warning to this effect shall be 417 provided at the time such uniform boating citation is issued. 418 (8)All fees and civil penalties assessed and collected 419 pursuant to this section shall be remitted by the clerk of the 420 court to the Department of Revenue to be deposited into the 421 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund for boating safety 422 education or law enforcement purposes. 423 Section 5.Subsection (1) of section 327.731, Florida 424 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that 425 section, to read: 426 327.731Mandatory education for violators. 427 (1)A person convicted of a criminal violation under this 428 chapter, convicted of a noncriminal infraction under this 429 chapter if the infraction resulted in a reportable boating 430 accident, or convicted of two noncriminal infractions as 431 specified in s. 327.73(1)(h)-(k), (m), (o), (p), and (s)-(y), 432 the said infractions occurring within a 12-month period, must: 433 (a)Enroll in, attend, and successfully complete, at his or 434 her own expense, a classroom or online boating safety course 435 that is approved by and meets the minimum standards established 436 by commission rule; 437 (b)File with the commission within 90 days proof of 438 successful completion of the course; and 439 (c)Refrain from operating a vessel until he or she has 440 filed proof of successful completion of the course with the 441 commission; and 442 (d)Pay a fine of $500. The clerk of the court shall remit 443 all fines assessed and collected under this paragraph to the 444 Department of Revenue to be deposited into the Marine Resources 445 Conservation Trust Fund to support law enforcement activities. 446 (4)The commission shall maintain a program to ensure 447 compliance with the mandatory boating safety education 448 requirements under this section. This program must: 449 (a)Track any citations resulting in a conviction under 450 this section and the disposition of such citations. 451 (b)Send specific notices to each person subject to the 452 requirement for mandatory boating safety education. 453 Section 6.Subsection (3) of section 328.03, Florida 454 Statutes, is amended to read: 455 328.03Certificate of title required. 456 (3)A person may shall not sell, assign, or transfer a 457 vessel titled by the state without delivering to the purchaser 458 or transferee a valid certificate of title with an assignment on 459 it showing the transfer of title to the purchaser or transferee. 460 A person may shall not purchase or otherwise acquire a vessel 461 required to be titled by the state without obtaining a 462 certificate of title for the vessel in his or her name. The 463 purchaser or transferee shall, within 30 days after a change in 464 vessel ownership, file an application for a title transfer with 465 the county tax collector. An additional $10 fee must shall be 466 charged against the purchaser or transferee if he or she files a 467 title transfer application after the 30-day period. The county 468 tax collector may shall be entitled to retain $5 of the 469 additional amount. Any person who does not properly transfer 470 title of a vessel pursuant to this chapter is subject to the 471 penalties provided in s. 327.73(1)(ee). 472 Section 7.Effective July 1, 2023, subsection (4) of 473 section 328.03, Florida Statutes, as amended by chapter 2019-76, 474 Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 475 328.03Certificate of title required. 476 (4)An additional $10 fee shall be charged against the 477 purchaser or transferee if he or she files a title transfer 478 application after the 30-day period. The county tax collector 479 may shall be entitled to retain $5 of the additional amount. Any 480 person who does not properly transfer title of a vessel pursuant 481 to this chapter is subject to the penalties provided in s. 482 327.73(1)(ee). 483 Section 8.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection 484 (4) of section 328.48, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 485 subsection (9) is added to that section, to read: 486 328.48Vessel registration, application, certificate, 487 number, decal, duplicate certificate. 488 (1)(a)The owner of each vessel required by this law to pay 489 a registration fee and secure an identification number shall 490 file an application with the county tax collector. The 491 application must shall provide the owners name and physical 492 residential or business address; residency status; personal or 493 business identification; and a complete description of the 494 vessel, and must shall be accompanied by payment of the 495 applicable fee required in s. 328.72. An individual applicant 496 must provide a valid driver license or identification card 497 issued by this state or another state or a valid passport. A 498 business applicant must provide a federal employer 499 identification number, if applicable, verification that the 500 business is authorized to conduct business in this the state, or 501 a Florida city or county business license or number. 502 Registration is not required for any vessel that is not used on 503 the waters of this state. Upon receipt of an application from a 504 live-aboard vessel owner whose primary residence is the vessel, 505 the commission may authorize such owner to provide a post office 506 box address in lieu of a physical residential or business 507 address. 508 (4)Each certificate of registration issued must shall 509 state among other items the numbers awarded to the vessel, the 510 hull identification number, the name and physical residential or 511 business address of the owner, and a description of the vessel, 512 except that certificates of registration for vessels constructed 513 or assembled by the owner registered for the first time must 514 shall state all the foregoing information except the hull 515 identification number. The numbers must shall be placed on each 516 side of the forward half of the vessel in such position as to 517 provide clear legibility for identification, except, if the 518 vessel is an airboat, the numbers may be placed on each side of 519 the rudder. The numbers awarded to the vessel must shall read 520 from left to right and must shall be in block characters of good 521 proportion not less than 3 inches in height. The numbers must 522 shall be of a solid color that which will contrast with the 523 color of the background and must shall be so maintained as to be 524 clearly visible and legible; i.e., dark numbers on a light 525 background or light numbers on a dark background. The 526 certificate of registration must shall be pocket-sized and must 527 shall be available for inspection on the vessel for which issued 528 whenever such vessel is in operation. Upon receipt of an 529 application from a live-aboard vessel owner whose primary 530 residence is the vessel, the commission may authorize such owner 531 to provide a post office box address in lieu of a physical 532 residential address. 533 (9)A person who does not update his or her vessel 534 registration information with the county tax collector within 6 535 months after a change to the information is subject to the 536 penalties provided in s. 327.73(1)(ff). 537 Section 9.Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 538 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.