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SB 900: Boating Safety

GENERAL BILL by Garcia

Boating Safety; Revising the conditions upon which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must include a certain symbol on identification cards; requiring the department to issue original, renewal, or replacement identification cards that include a certain symbol in certain circumstances; authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide the department with certain information relating to the applicant; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for a person who willfully commits such violation resulting in the death of another while boating under the influence (BUI), etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
 Last Action: 12/16/2025 Senate - Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/15/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy

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  • SB 900, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/15/2025 at 8:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    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 28 (pdf)
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 4 (pdf)
    322.08 Application for license; requirements for license and identification card forms. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.14 Licenses issued to drivers. Page 6 (pdf)
    327.30 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. Page 7 (pdf)
    327.33 Reckless or careless operation of vessel. Page 8 (pdf)
    327.35 Boating under the influence; penalties; “designated drivers.” Page 9 (pdf)
    327.352 Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal. Page 22 (pdf)
    327.395 Boating safety education. Page 24 (pdf)
    327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 40 (pdf)
    327.731 Mandatory education for violators. Page 26 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 29 (pdf)

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