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Bill	DNR: WATERCRAFT, OFFENSES	Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that water skiers, tubers, parasailers, or other persons towed by the motorboat shall be considered part of the total number of passengers and cargo allowed by a watercraft's capacity plate for the purpose of determining a motorboat's carrying capacity. Provides that a person that falsely alters a water usage stamp, falsifies a record under this Act, or counterfeits any license under this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a violation of certain provisions concerning boat rental service providers is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a person who is convicted or found guilty (instead of "convicted") of a violation of certain Sections of the Act shall have his or her privilege of operating a watercraft on State waterways suspended by the Department of Natural Resources for a period of not less than one year. To the list of offenses subject to the one-year suspension, adds violations of the Sections concerning resistance to officers, falsifying documents, and felony titling offenses. To the definition of "authorized emergency watercraft", adds vehicles equipped with alternately flashing blue lights. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	SB 1310	Illinois SB 1310 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	31	2	2013-02-05	2013-07-22	openstates	ocd-bill/5ef7374e-918d-48c9-9ebf-f67653b42bb6	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1310&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71800&SessionID=85&GA=98	4c73ddf688100a8a7b984c36e785faa68f31c3f62415ea815386376c21e6ea16	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1310 (98th) — DNR: WATERCRAFT, OFFENSES

Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that water skiers, tubers, parasailers, or other persons towed by the motorboat shall be considered part of the total number of passengers and cargo allowed by a watercraft's capacity plate for the purpose of determining a motorboat's carrying capacity. Provides that a person that falsely alters a water usage stamp, falsifies a record under this Act, or counterfeits any license under this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a violation of certain provisions concerning boat rental service providers is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that a person who is convicted or found guilty (instead of "convicted") of a violation of certain Sections of the Act shall have his or her privilege of operating a watercraft on State waterways suspended by the Department of Natural Resources for a period of not less than one year. To the list of offenses subject to the one-year suspension, adds violations of the Sections concerning resistance to officers, falsifying documents, and felony titling offenses. To the definition of "authorized emergency watercraft", adds vehicles equipped with alternately flashing blue lights. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Melinda Bush — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-05 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush filing
• 2013-02-05 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-05 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-02-14 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2013-02-14 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2013-02-27 Postponed - Transportation
• 2013-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Melinda Bush amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-03-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
• 2013-03-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-03-12 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2013
• 2013-03-13 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 14, 2013
• 2013-03-21 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2013-03-21 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-03-21 Arrived in House introduction
• 2013-03-21 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2013-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-03-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-08 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2013-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-05-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-15 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2013
• 2013-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0102 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5ef7374e-918d-48c9-9ebf-f67653b42bb6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).