89R9916 MP-D
By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 1465
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to personal flotation device requirements for certain
recreational vessels.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.066, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Each person on board a recreational vessel 16 feet or
more in length must wear a wearable personal flotation device of the
sort prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard while the
vessel is under way.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.