The Hanson-Milone Safe Boating Act — named after two Bay State residents — was signed into law on Jan. 24 by Gov. Maura Healey with the goal of reducing accidents on the water. The required ...

A new House Bill named after a 17-year-old South Florida student who lost her life in a boating accident aims to enhance boater safety. HB 289, known as "Lucy's Law" and named after Lucy Fernandez ...

no matter how long they have been boating, and there are few exceptions (such as those who have a captain’s license from the Coast Guard). News of the passage has been heralded by law ...

“Lucy’s Law” will ensure that anyone driving a boat has at least a “basic understanding of safe boating practices,” according to a press release from Safe Seas Coalition. The bill also ...