SB0418 - Tennessee: Boats, Boating, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Wildlife Resources Commission

Companion Bill HB1158. Boats, Boating - Clarifies laws related to boating regulation and safety, updates boating laws to account for new technologies, and increases boating under the influence penalties for first and second time offenders. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9. Fiscal Summary for *SB0418 / HB1158 Increase State Revenues - Not Significant/Wildlife Fund State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant/ Wildlife Fund Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0418 / HB1158 This bill revises various provisions governing boating in this state, as follows: (1) Under the Boating Safety Act, "operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or a vessel. This bill specifies that "operate" also includes being in physical control of a motorboat or vessel. [...]

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