CS/CS/SB 628: Boating Safety
GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Criminal Justice ; Martin
Boating Safety; Citing this act as "Lucy's Law"; revising the definition of the term “livery vessel”; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; revising and providing penalties for reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring the suspension of driver licenses for boating under the influence and reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring a person convicted of a certain criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions within a specified period to complete a boater safety education course, etc.
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - CS/CS by Transportation read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Transportation (TR)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/11/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Fiscal Policy
2/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/4/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Introduced
3/5/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Transportation
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
3/12/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/13/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/18/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Transportation read 1st time
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CS/CS/SB 628, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2025 at 4:17 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 289 (c3) Boating Safety Oliver, Lopez Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 S In Messages 
S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/20/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.02 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 2 (pdf) 327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 3 (pdf) 327.35105 Page 4 (pdf) 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 4 (pdf) 327.731 Mandatory education for violators. Page 5 (pdf) 782.072 Vessel homicide. Page 6 (pdf) -
CS/SB 628, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/5/2025 at 12:05 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
Transportation (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 289 (c1) Boating Safety Oliver, Lopez Compare Last Action: 3/27/2025 S In Messages
S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/20/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 128674 - Amendment
Between lines 113 and 114 insert:Transportation
(Martin)3/10/2025
5:47 PMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
3/20/2025Web Page
PDF
422634 - Substitute Amendment (128674)
Delete lines 60 - 87 and insert:Transportation
(Martin)3/11/2025
6:18 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/20/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/12/2025 8:30 AM Transportation 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.02 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 1 (pdf) 327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 3 (pdf) 327.35105 Page 4 (pdf) 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 4 (pdf) 782.072 Vessel homicide. Page 4 (pdf) -
SB 628, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2025 at 11:46 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 289 Boating Safety Oliver, Lopez Similar Last Action: 3/27/2025 S In Messages
S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/20/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 514168 - Amendment
Delete lines 102 - 151.Criminal Justice
(Martin)3/3/2025
5:48 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/4/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/4/2025 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.02 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf) 327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 2 (pdf) 327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 3 (pdf) 327.35105 Page 4 (pdf) 327.353 Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force. Page 4 (pdf) 327.395 Boating safety education. Page 5 (pdf) 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 6 (pdf) 782.072 Vessel homicide. Page 6 (pdf)
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