Bill Summary

HB 289 Boating Safety (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Oliver, Lopez, V. Co Sponsors: Barnaby, Bartleman, Blanco, Cross, Gossett-Seidman, Gottlieb, Grow, Joseph, López, J., Porras, Redondo, Rizo, Tendrich, Valdés, Yarkosky CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
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: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/29/25
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Filed
02/06/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Budget Committee; Judiciary Committee
02/06/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/04/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H - PCS
03/07/25
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee on 03/06/25; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/07/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/10/25
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Reference to Budget Committee removed; Reference to State Affairs Committee added; Remaining references: State Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee
03/10/25
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Now in State Affairs Committee
03/11/25
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 03/13/25, 10:00 am, 17 H
03/13/25
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Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 25 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/14/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/18/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/20/25, 8:00 am, 404 H
03/20/25
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/20/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
03/20/25
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Bill referred to House Calendar
03/20/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/25
03/26/25
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/27/25
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In Messages
03/31/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
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bill text & filed amendments
0289
Filed on 01/29/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Criminal Justice Sub
Filed on 03/04/25
Adopted
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0289C1
Filed on 03/07/25
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Amendment 549783
Oliver
Filed on 03/12/25
Adopted
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0289C2
Filed on 03/13/25
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Amendment 60529
Oliver
Filed on 03/19/25
Adopted
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0289C3
Filed on 03/20/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
327.02
327.3
327.3015
327.33
327.35
327.395
327.54
327.73
327.731
782.072
921.0022
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