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SF3814 • 2026
Motorboat adult operator definition modification
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
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Introduction and first reading
Motorboat adult operator definition modification
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 deleted text begin : deleted text end deleted text begin (1) effective July 1, 2025, deleted text end born on or after July 1, 2004 deleted text begin ; deleted text end deleted text begin (2) effective July 1, 2026, born on or after July 1, 2000; deleted text end deleted text begin (3) effective July 1, 2027, born on or after July 1, 1996; and deleted text end deleted text begin (4) effective July 1, 2028, born on or after July 1, 1987 deleted text end . new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025. new text end