SB 483 – Expands the requirement for children to wear personal flotation devices

• Sponsor: Silvey
• LR Number: 2281S.01I
• Committee: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety
• Last Action: 3/5/2015 - Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee
• Journal Page: S515
• Effective Date: August 28, 2015

Current Bill Summary

SB 483 - Currently, children under the age of seven years old are required to wear a personal flotation device when on board any watercraft on the waters of Missouri. This act names the provision "Hannah's Law" and raises the age until which a child is required to wear a personal flotation device to twelve. This act also requires a child who is wading or swimming in navigable public waters more than three feet in depth to wear a personal flotation device. This act exempts children from the personal flotation device requirement if supervised by a lifeguard.

This act is similar to HB 440 (2011).

MICHELA BIRK