HF3552 • 2026

Definition of an adult operator of a motorboat modified.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Roach
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Effective date: Not listed

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Definition of an adult operator of a motorboat modified.

What This Bill Does

Definition of an adult operator of a motorboat modified.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Definition of an adult operator of a motorboat modified.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to natural resources; modifying the definition of an adult operator of a

motorboat; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.30, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 86B.30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Adult operator.

"Adult operator" means a motorboat operator, including a

personal watercraft operator, who is 12 years of age or older and who was
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(1) effective July 1, 2025,
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born on or after July 1, 2004
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(2) effective July 1, 2026, born on or after July 1, 2000;

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(3) effective July 1, 2027, born on or after July 1, 1996; and

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(4) effective July 1, 2028, born on or after July 1, 1987
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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective July 1, 2025.

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