Revise watercraft laws related to nighttime boating and skiing
HB 930 revises watercraft laws concerning nighttime boating and waterskiing. The bill allows motorboats or vessels to tow persons engaged in waterskiing or similar activities between sunset and sunrise, which was previously prohibited. This is permitted if the vessel and the towed person are properly illuminated, as determined by rules adopted by the fish and wildlife commission. The bill also exempts professional exhibitions or authorized races from this restriction. It grants the fish and wildlife commission rulemaking authority for these new provisions and appropriates $1,000 for rule development and information dissemination.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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LC0361.pdf
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 361 to HB 930 and updated with the names of four new sponsors. The core text regarding waterskiing and surfboard laws remains unchanged, but the bill now includes a new appropriation of $1,000 from the general fund to support rule development and information dissemination related to the section.
Scope change
The bill's scope effectively expanded by adding a funding provision to support administrative tasks related to the watercraft regulations.
FISCAL
Added a new section appropriating $1,000 from the general fund to develop rules and share information about the watercraft regulations.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill number from LC 361 to HB 930.1 and added the names of four new sponsors (C. Schomer, D. Zolnikov, G. Lammers, B. Mitchell).
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025
How they voted
43–49
Failed · 8 other
Total votes 100
Apr 4, 2025
D
Democratic42
73% Nay
R
Republican58
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 4, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (43-49-8)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Curtis Schomer
RRepublican
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