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| Bill | BOATS-EMERGENCY BOAT NEARBY | Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that, when an authorized emergency watercraft approaches, or when approaching a stationary authorized emergency watercraft, the operator of another watercraft shall follow procedures similar to those the Illinois Vehicle Code requires of drivers in similar situations involving authorized emergency vehicles. Provides that the penalties for watercraft operators who fail to follow the required procedures are similar to those that apply to drivers under the Illinois Vehicle Code. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 1553 | Illinois HB 1553 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2007-02-22 | 2007-08-13 | openstates | ocd-bill/368a7987-7212-481c-a8ae-3eaa82b40948 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1553&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30360&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 92861425e1db19fa960f8078af8ef89757dc71b8bb92070b7b4d2b76321887ab | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1553 (95th) — BOATS-EMERGENCY BOAT NEARBY
Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that, when an authorized emergency watercraft approaches, or when approaching a stationary authorized emergency watercraft, the operator of another watercraft shall follow procedures similar to those the Illinois Vehicle Code requires of drivers in similar situations involving authorized emergency vehicles. Provides that the penalties for watercraft operators who fail to follow the required procedures are similar to those that apply to drivers under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-02-22 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks
filing - 2007-02-22 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-02-22 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2007-02-27 Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee
referral-committee - 2007-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2007-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2007-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee
amendment-introduction - 2007-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2007-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-03-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2007-03-06 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2007-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- 2007-03-08 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Tryon
- 2007-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2007-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2007-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2007-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- 2007-03-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2007-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 29, 2007
reading-1 - 2007-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2007-04-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-04-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2007-05-03 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2007-05-15 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-15 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2007-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- 2007-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2007-05-16 Passed Both Houses
- 2007-06-14 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2007-08-13 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2007-08-13 Effective Date January 1, 2008
- 2007-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0107
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/368a7987-7212-481c-a8ae-3eaa82b40948. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).