HB2503--BOATERSAFETYIDENTIFICATION
SPONSOR: Thomas
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Transportation byavoteof11to0.
Currently,personsbornafterJanuary1,1984,whooperateavessel
onthelakesofthisstatearerequiredtohaveaboatersafety
identification cardissuedbythewaterpatrol.
Thisbillchangesthatrequirementtooperationofavesselonthe
watersofthisstate.
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythatusersofMissouririversare
vulnerabletounder-educatedboatdrivers. Forty-fourotherstates
haverequirementsforallwaterbodies.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative ThomasandArnieC.AC
Dienoff.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythatrequiringthese
cardshassavedlives.
TestifyingonthebillwasLt.CollinM.Stosberg,MissouriState
HighwayPatrol.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.