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SF3814 • 2026

Motorboat adult operator definition modification

Motorboat adult operator definition modification

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Lieske, Lucero, Coleman, Duckworth
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Motorboat adult operator definition modification

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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