HB 764 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Establish Death by Reckless Boating.

HB 764 creates new criminal offenses for causing death or serious injury through reckless boating in North Carolina. It defines "Death by Reckless Boating" and "Serious Injury by Reckless Boating" as unintentionally harming others while operating a vessel recklessly (but not impaired), with "Aggravated" versions applying to those with prior reckless boating convictions within seven years. Penalties range from a Class A1 misdemeanor for basic death cases to a Class F felony for aggravated death incidents. The bill also prevents double prosecution for the same incident under both this law and manslaughter statutes. This directly affects boat operators whose reckless actions cause harm, establishing specific legal consequences for those offenses.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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The bill underwent minor formatting and administrative updates during its legislative review process. The primary changes involve updating the bill number identifier from a draft code to the official bill number, adding additional sponsors to the bill, and adjusting the session date reference. These are technical and procedural changes that do not alter the substantive policy content of the legislation.
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Added additional sponsors (Representatives Setzer, Carney, and Helfrich) to the bill's sponsorship list

Updated bill identifier from draft code DRH10209-ML-108 to official designation H764-v-1

Changed session date reference from April 3, 2025 to April 7, 2025

Updated page footer from draft identifier to official House Bill 764-First Edition designation

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Apr 7, 2025
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3 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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