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Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/21/19 08:13 PM
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HB 337 has passed both the House and Senate and his heading to the governor. If passed, it will require kill switch lanyards to be worn at all times the motor is running. I for one think this would be a pain when throwing the net or setting anchor. Please call Governor Abbott at (512) 463-2000 and ask him to veto this bill.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/21/19 08:28 PM
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How did this happen .... they are mostly Republican and have common sense, and therefor should know we have common sense.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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HB 337 has passed both the House and Senate and his heading to the governor. If passed, it will require kill switch lanyards to be worn at all times the motor is running. I for one think this would be a pain when throwing the net or setting anchor. Please call Governor Abbott at (512) 463-2000 and ask him to veto this bill. Good luck on enforcing it. We're not even required to wear PFD's unless we're in a tournament. Next they will want us to wear helmets.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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I am one of the few that wears a life jacket all the time, but that is my choice. I can also see a valid reason for kill switches. I just prefer the state let me decide when to wear one and when not to.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/21/19 10:34 PM
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What about some of the older motors, especially small ones, that don't have kill switches? How will that be handled?
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/21/19 11:35 PM
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What about some of the older motors, especially small ones, that don't have kill switches? How will that be handled? Install one. I'm all for the law, maybe it will save a few lives on the party lakes.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 12:37 AM
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Law with good intention but not a fan of it. I wear mine all the time but my first boat that was made in 1986 did not have one. If they force people to install one that's BS!
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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I don't mind as long as is with the big motor in gear, not idling and not the trolling motor. I like to keep my kill switch attached to my life jacket and take it on/off went I am ready to go or get where I am going, MLF style.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 02:08 AM
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Here is the bill as passed. Will not require a boat that was not fitted with a kill switch originally to be retrofitted. If you have seen the video shot by Skeet Reese of the accident this past weekend on Table Rock you may think twice about not using the kill switch. I think they should have worded it as above idle speed instead of while underway.
86R3566 AAF-D By: Larson H.B. No. 337 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the use of emergency engine cutoff switches on motorboats. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended by adding Section 31.1071 to read as follows: Sec. 31.1071. OPERATION OF MOTORBOAT WITH EMERGENCY ENGINE CUTOFF SWITCH. (a) In this section, "engine cutoff switch" means an emergency switch installed on a motorboat that: (1) is designed to shut off the engine if: (A) the motorboat operator using a lanyard attachment activates the switch by falling overboard or otherwise moving beyond the length of the lanyard; or (B) the motorboat operator or a passenger using a wireless attachment activates the switch by falling overboard and submerging a man-overboard transmitter; and (2) attaches: (A) physically to the motorboat operator through the use of a lanyard worn by the operator; or (B) wirelessly through the use of a water-activated man-overboard transmitter worn by the motorboat operator or any similarly equipped passenger on the motorboat. (b) A motorboat operator may not operate a motorboat less than 26 feet in length and equipped by the manufacturer with an engine cutoff switch while the engine is running and the motorboat is underway without first verifying that the switch is operational and fully functional and: (1) if using a lanyard attachment, properly attaching the lanyard, as appropriate for the specific motorboat, to the operator's body or to the clothing or personal flotation device being worn by the operator; or (2) if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat an operational man-overboard transmitter. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 02:33 AM
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Quote from Act: while motor is running and motorboat is underway. Underway is defined in maritime law is when outdirive is engaged and vessel is moving. So, idling while throwing a net or anchoring or anything other than motor in gear should be fine.
Disclaimer: Im a huge proponent of personal choice! Same with motorcycle helmets. I like to choose when to wear it. I did wear my life jacket today. Just a personal decision.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 12:57 PM
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Alabama made me install one on my boat. Took me all of 30 minutes. 10 minutes was me crying because I had to drill a new hole in my console.
He is truly a sick individual.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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I think underway could be interpretated to mean not at anchor, aground, or tied off to a fixed object. I think they should have used the term "underway under power".
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 02:36 PM
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There are a lot of fishing activities that need the operator to be a few feet from the helm at very slow speeds (2-3 mph) like downrigging or trolling. If you have to kill the motor and come to a stop to land a fish with 4 lines out, think of the tangled mess.....
The way this reads also contradicts itself. I could handle this if I got a wireless kill switch but I don`t want on on every person in the boat.
"(B) the motorboat operator or a passenger using a wireless attachment"
"if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat"
So which is it? this is a poorly worded bill that is not thought through very well. Add "on plane" or at speed greater than 5 mph and I would be fine with it.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 02:56 PM
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if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat an operational man-overboard transmitter. There are a lot of fishing activities that need the operator to be a few feet from the helm at very slow speeds (2-3 mph) like downrigging or trolling. If you have to kill the motor and come to a stop to land a fish with 4 lines out, think of the tangled mess.....
The way this reads also contradicts itself. I could handle this if I got a wireless kill switch but I don`t want on on every person in the boat.
"(B) the motorboat operator or a passenger using a wireless attachment"
"if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat"
So which is it? this is a poorly worded bill that is not thought through very well. Add "on plane" or at speed greater than 5 mph and I would be fine with it. The way you wrote it, changes it original meaning. You should post it as it is written. if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat an operational man-overboard transmitter.
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Re: Legislative Alert - HB 337
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05/22/19 05:13 PM
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if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat an operational man-overboard transmitter. There are a lot of fishing activities that need the operator to be a few feet from the helm at very slow speeds (2-3 mph) like downrigging or trolling. If you have to kill the motor and come to a stop to land a fish with 4 lines out, think of the tangled mess.....
The way this reads also contradicts itself. I could handle this if I got a wireless kill switch but I don`t want on on every person in the boat.
"(B) the motorboat operator or a passenger using a wireless attachment"
"if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat"
So which is it? this is a poorly worded bill that is not thought through very well. Add "on plane" or at speed greater than 5 mph and I would be fine with it. The way you wrote it, changes it original meaning. You should post it as it is written. if using a wireless attachment, properly attaching to each individual on the motorboat an operational man-overboard transmitter. It is a direct quote, I did not rewrite anything. I was just pointing out the part that confused me. Perhaps it would have been better to repost the whole thing and highlight those sections. It seems to me that if interpreted as all people in the boat have to wear a MOB device, that is much more restrictive than just the operator wearing a lanyard. It does not make sense that there would be additional restriction just because the connection to the kill switch is wireless instead of a lanyard.
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