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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/30/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 289 -SJ 999
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. 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
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/9/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/28/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
    4/30/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 999
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 289 -SJ 999
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 289 -SJ 999

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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:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 289 (er) Boating Safety Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    793128 - Amendment
    Delete lines 160 - 182 and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Martin)     		4/7/2025
    8:26 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 800572 - Substitute Amendment (793128)
    Delete lines 160 - 182 and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Martin)     		4/8/2025
    8:44 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2025 2:00 PM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    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)

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  • 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 Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    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 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/20/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 422634 - Substitute Amendment (128674)
    Delete lines 60 - 87 and insert:     		Transportation
    (Martin)     		3/11/2025
    6:18 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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)

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  • 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 Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Track This Bill
    S 58 Boating Safety Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    514168 - Amendment
    Delete lines 102 - 151.     		Criminal Justice
    (Martin)     		3/3/2025
    5:48 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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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