SENATE BILL 918
By Campbell
HOUSE BILL 940
By Camper
HB0940
002890
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69,
Chapter 9, relative to personal watercraft.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 69-9-505, is amended by deleting the
language "twelve (12)" and substituting "sixteen (16)".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 9, Part 5, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
It is unlawful for any person to own, operate, or to allow another person to
operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee unless such person is able
to furnish proof of financial responsibility for the operation of the personal watercraft in
the amounts specified in ยง 55-12-102(12)(D)(i).
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare
requiring it. Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.