BOATING SAFETY House SponsorsRep. Kelly Burke 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die 625 ILCS 45/5-18from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 315-13 Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2019, no person shall operate a motorboat on the waters of this State unless they have a boating safety certificate. Prior to January 1, 2019, provides a graduated scale for the boating safety certificate requirement based on the age of the operator. Prohibits the owner of a motorboat from allowing a person without a boating safety certificate to operate the motorboat. Provides that persons between 10 and 12 years of age must, in addition to possessing a boating safety certificate, be under the supervision of a parent, guardian, or a person at least 18 years of age designated by the parent or guarding, that has a boating safety certificate. Exempts specified operators. Provides that operators without a boating safety certificate, unless otherwise exempted, are guilty of a petty offense. Provides that persons that falsify information in applying for a certificate, or who submit a falsified certificate to law enforcement, are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Corrects a typographical error. 2/26/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke 2/26/2013HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/11/2013HouseAssigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 3/15/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke 3/15/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/18/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Agriculture & Conservation Committee 3/19/2013HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote 3/19/2013HouseRemains in Agriculture & Conservation Committee 3/22/2013HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die