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HB1062 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative David Abbott
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Rules for Wake Boarding and Surfing in Indiana

This law sets rules about wake boarding and wake surfing on public freshwater lakes and small lakes, including penalties for breaking these rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Sets restrictions for wake boarding and wake surfing on public freshwater lakes.
  • Establishes a penalty for violating the rules of wake boarding or wake surfing on public lakes.
  • Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on small lakes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who enjoy water sports like wake boarding and wake surfing in Indiana.

Terms To Know

Wake Boarding
A water sport where a person rides a board while being pulled by a boat, performing tricks on the water's surface.
Wake Surfing
A water sport similar to wake boarding but involves riding waves created behind a moving boat without being directly towed by it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact penalties for breaking the rules.
  • It is unclear which specific lakes are considered 'small lakes' under this law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-12 House

    Public Law 154

  3. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. 2026-02-23 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  6. 2026-02-20 Senate

    Returned to the House without amendments

  7. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 199: yeas 34, nays 11

  8. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-01-26 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

  11. 2026-01-23 House

    Referred to the Senate

  12. 2026-01-22 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 77, nays 19

  13. 2026-01-22 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Glick

  14. 2026-01-20 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  15. 2026-01-14 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Abbott

  17. 2025-12-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Isa, Heine, Jackson C

  18. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.
Wake boarding and wake surfing.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.

Wake boarding and wake surfing.

Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a public freshwater lake. Establishes a penalty. Specifies restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a small lake.