Bill > H4941

This bill, known as the Hanson Milone Act, aims to improve boater safety in Massachusetts. It adds definitions for "canoe" and "kayak" to the state's boating laws, and updates the definitions of "Director" and "Division" to reference the Office of Law Enforcement and the Director of Law Enforcement. The bill establishes a boater safety education program, requiring motorboat and personal watercraft operators born on or after January 1, 1989 to obtain a boater safety certificate, with some exceptions. It also sets age limits for operating motorboats and personal watercraft, and requires kayak instructors for hire to obtain specific certifications and provide wet exit training for beginners and novices. The bill grants the Director the authority to suspend or revoke boater safety certificates, and provides a transition period for existing boating safety certificate holders.

Budget and Finance

House Committee on Ways and Means (House)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4941