SB 1211 - Arthur, Lauren
Expands the requirement for children to wear personal flotation devices
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
3897S.01I
Title
SB 1211
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2024
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 1211 - Currently, children under the age of seven years old are required to wear a personal flotation device when on board any watercraft on the waters of Missouri. This act names the provision "Hannah's Law" and raises the age until which a child is required to wear a personal flotation device to twelve. This act also requires a child who is wading or swimming in navigable public waters more than three feet in depth to wear a personal flotation device. This act exempts children from the personal flotation device requirement if supervised by a lifeguard.
This act is identical to SB 307 (2023), SB 913 (2022), SB 205 (2021), SB 711 (2020), HB 1727 (2020), and SB 119 (2019), and similar to HB 2212 (2022), HB 777 (2021), and HB 409 (2019).
ERIC VANDER WEERD