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type: "Bill"
title: "DNR: WATERCRAFT, OFFENSES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1310"
citation: "Illinois SB 1310 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ef7374e-918d-48c9-9ebf-f67653b42bb6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1310&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71800&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "4c73ddf688100a8a7b984c36e785faa68f31c3f62415ea815386376c21e6ea16"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1310&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71800&DocNum=1310&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1310eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71800&DocNum=1310&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1310enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71800&DocNum=1310&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ef7374e-918d-48c9-9ebf-f67653b42bb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).