Navigation rules.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Garcia
Last action: 2026-02-02
Official status: Died at Desk.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact nature of the non-substantive changes made by AB-1133.

Navigation Rules

AB-1133 makes minor, non-substantive changes to existing navigation rules for steam and sailing vessels in California's navigable waters.

What This Bill Does

Makes minor, non-substantive changes to the law about how boats should be run on waterways.

Who It Names or Affects

People who own, operate, or navigate steam and sailing vessels in California's waterways.

Terms To Know

Navigable waters: Waters that can be used for trade or transportation by boats.
Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction: The legal authority over ships, sailors, and water-related activities under U.S. law.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear what specific changes are made to the existing rules.
This bill did not become a law because it died at the governor's desk on February 2, 2026.

Bill History

2026-02-02 California Legislative Information
Died at Desk.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1133, as introduced, Garcia.
Navigation rules.
Existing law prescribes rules for navigating steam and sailing vessels through navigable waters of the state. Existing law provides that these provisions, in so far as they are not in conflict with the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction and laws of the United States, apply to navigation on the navigable waters of the United States and to navigation on the navigable waters of this state.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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