---
type: "Bill"
title: "BOAT REG-FLOTATION:SAILBOARDS"
description: "Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning flotation devices shall not apply to sailboards (instead of sailboats)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2839"
citation: "Illinois SB 2839 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-24"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ada544db-55a3-4b95-995a-dcb4e8c3d148"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2839&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63279&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "da0e93b504d98f2353c2c149310c7b2deb3bdd3d95ecef40daee4d8c09219eb9"
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 SB 2839 (97th) — BOAT REG-FLOTATION:SAILBOARDS

Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that certain provisions concerning flotation devices shall not apply to sailboards (instead of sailboats).

## 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=09700SB2839&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63279&DocNum=2839&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2839eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63279&DocNum=2839&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2839enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63279&DocNum=2839&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John G. Mulroe — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe `filing`
- **2012-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-31** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 8, 2012
- **2012-02-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 9, 2012
- **2012-02-09** Third Reading - Passed; 040-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-09** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2012-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-27** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0801 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ada544db-55a3-4b95-995a-dcb4e8c3d148`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).