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Senate amends bill to require liability insurance for motorboats operating in South Carolina waters
Summary
Lawmakers debated and approved an amendment to S.26 clarifying scope and penalties for a proposed requirement that motor-powered watercraft carry liability insurance; the bill was carried over for further consideration.
The South Carolina Senate on Feb. 11 debated and approved an amendment to S.26 that would require motorized watercraft operating in South Carolina waters to carry liability insurance and set misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance.
Senator Hembree, explaining the amendment on the Senate floor, said the bill would require "boaters that operate boats, own boats in South Carolina, with a motor that is greater than 70 horsepower" to carry liability coverage and that the amendment narrowed and clarified elements of the original text.
The amendment removed a…
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