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CS/CS/CS/HB 289: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; State Affairs Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Oliver ; Lopez, V. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Bartleman ; Blanco ; Cross ; Gossett-Seidman ; Gottlieb ; Grow ; Joseph ; López, J. ; Porras ; Redondo ; Rizo ; Tendrich ; Valdés ; Yarkosky

Boating Safety; Revises & provides penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, casualties, reckless operation, & providing false information in specified reports; revises requirements for operating certain vessels; requires person convicted of certain noncriminal infractions to pay fine; provides minimum mandatory prison term for BUI manslaughter.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2025 House • Filed
2/6/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/6/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
3/11/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
3/13/2025 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/14/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/18/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/20/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
3/26/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/27/2025 Senate • In Messages
3/31/2025 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025 Senate • Received