House File 227 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  D. OLSON


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the lowering of the blood alcohol limit for
  2    motorboat or sailboat operating while intoxicated offenses.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2122YH 83
  5 rh/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 462A.14, Code 2009, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  0A.  This section shall be known as the
  1  4 "Michael Brosnahan Safe Boating Law".
  1  5    Sec. 2.  Section 462A.14, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
  1  6 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1  7    b.  While having an alcohol concentration of .10 .08 or
  1  8 more.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill lowers the current .10 blood alcohol limit for
  1 11 motorboat or sailboat operating while intoxicated offenses to
  1 12 .08.  The bill also designates Code section 462A.14 (operating
  1 13 a motorboat or sailboat while intoxicated), as the "Michael
  1 14 Brosnahan Safe Boating Law".
  1 15 LSB 2122YH 83
  1 16 rh/nh/14