FILED ON: 10/21/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2036

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act improving safety in the Commonwealth.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  This act may be cited as Christian's Law. 

SECTION 2.  Section 5A of chapter 90B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the last sentence in the paragraph the following:- Every state and town run camp with a swimming area is required to have one Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III for each minor who will be present in the swimming area.

SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for every  passenger on an amphibious landing vehicle under ten years of age there shall be at all times an easily accessible Coast Guard approved personal flotation device of Type I, II or III.