HB 1447: Boating Safety
GENERAL BILL by Long
Boating Safety; Revises conditions upon which DHSMV must include certain symbol on ID cards & driver licenses; requires DHSMV to issue ID cards & driver licenses that include certain symbol without charging specified fee; requires that ID card & driver license applications indicate whether applicant has obtained FL boating safety ID card &, if so, that copy of card be submitted with application; requires courts to order mandatory placement of ignition interlock devices upon certain vehicles & vessels; provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for BUI manslaughter; revises substance abuse education, evaluation, & treatment requirements for certain persons; requires person convicted of certain BUI violations to maintain specified insurance policy; requires that all persons, rather than only persons born on or after specified date, have specified ID in their possession while operating vessel; revises required components of FWCC's boating safety education course & temporary certificate examination; revises & provides various penalties relating to vessels.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1447, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 3:54 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 900 Boating Safety Garcia Identical Last Action: 12/16/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy 
Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.0712 Executive branch agency-specific exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 33 (pdf) 322.051 Identification cards. Page 4 (pdf) 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 6 (pdf) 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. Page 7 (pdf) 327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 8 (pdf) 327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 9 (pdf) 327.35 Boating under the influence; penalties; “designated drivers.” Page 11 (pdf) 327.352 Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal. Page 25 (pdf) 327.395 Boating safety education. Page 28 (pdf) 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 46 (pdf) 327.731 Mandatory education for violators. Page 31 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 33 (pdf)