SB 213 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

BOATS/BOATING: Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors. (8/1/26)

SB 213 requires Louisiana boat and outboard motor owners to obtain state titles for specific vessels and motors based on value and purchase date. It mandates titles for vessels valued over $2,500 purchased after July 2008, outboard motors transferred after January 2011, and vessels over $5,000 or motors purchased after January 2027. Owners with valid U.S. Coast Guard documentation for their vessels are exempt from this requirement. The bill modifies existing titling rules without creating new programs, applying only to qualifying watercraft operated primarily in Louisiana.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill updates the titling requirements for boats and outboard motors in Louisiana, raising the mandatory titling threshold from $2,500 to $5,000. It also establishes a new effective date of January 1, 2027, for these mandatory requirements, while keeping voluntary titling available for vessels below that value. The changes clarify application deadlines and maintain the exemption for Coast Guard documented vessels.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of mandatory titling to include vessels valued up to $5,000 (previously $2,500) and outboard motors, effective January 1, 2027, whereas previously titling was only required for specific high-value items or voluntarily pursued.

REQUIREMENT

The mandatory titling threshold for vessels was increased from $2,500 to $5,000, and now includes any outboard motor purchased or transferred on or after January 1, 2027.

The application deadline for mandatory titling is set to 60 days after acquisition or a change in data, while voluntary applications for other vessels remain open at any time.

TIMELINE

A new effective date of January 1, 2027, was added for the mandatory titling requirements, replacing the previous August 1, 2026 date.

TECHNICAL

The original digest and summary sections describing the previous $2,500 threshold were removed and replaced with updated legislative text reflecting the new $5,000 threshold and 2027 effective date.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2026 · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 39

Mar 18, 2026

D Democratic11

8 Yea 3

72% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 7, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors