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HB 1077 IN

Boating issues.

IN · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 5, 2026

Latest action (Jan 5, 2026) First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

Summary

Requires a person towed by a motorboat to wear a personal flotation device. Provides that a person operating a boat on an inland lake shall operate the vessel in a counter-clockwise fashion. Establishes that a person operating a boat between sunset and sunrise may not tow anything other than a distressed boat. Requires a person on a boat to use a red or orange safety flag when a person being towed enters the water.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 5, 2026 Coauthored by Representative Abbott · lower
  2. Jan 5, 2026 Authored by Representative Heine · lower
  3. Jan 5, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources · lower
Subjects
NATURAL RESOURCES; Lakes, Ponds, and ReservoirsTRANSPORTATION; Generally

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