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+type: "Bill"
+title: "BOAT SAFETY-PADDLE BOATS"
+description: "Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Reduces the registration fee for a non-motorized paddle boat to a uniform $6 (down from $15 or $45, depending on the length of the watercraft)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 445"
+citation: "Illinois HB 445 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 33
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2005-01-26"
+last_action: "2005-06-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84b3673b-5783-4465-825e-6d2810ffaabb"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=445&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=14780&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "2c568e116392eb39a9abf88b447399d3909efb4a45af841646d030bab5de90cf"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 445 (94th) — BOAT SAFETY-PADDLE BOATS
+
+Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Reduces the registration fee for a non-motorized paddle boat to a uniform $6 (down from $15 or $45, depending on the length of the watercraft).
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0445&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14780&DocNum=445&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0445eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14780&DocNum=445&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0445enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=14780&DocNum=445&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
+- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-02** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-02-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-02-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-02-15** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2005-02-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
+- **2005-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-24** Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
+- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation
+- **2005-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Agriculture & Conservation
+- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
+- **2005-05-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2005
+- **2005-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-06-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-06-17** Effective Date January 1, 2006
+- **2005-06-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0045 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84b3673b-5783-4465-825e-6d2810ffaabb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+