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HB187 • 2025

An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
BOROWICZ
Last action
2025-01-16
Official status
Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Jan. 16, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-01-16 GAME AND FISHERIES

    Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, Jan. 16, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and boating, further providing for registrations, licenses, permits, plates and statistics.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 134
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 187
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BOROWICZ, HAMM, LEADBETER, ROAE, WARNER,
SCIALABBA, PICKETT, ROWE, OTTEN, RADER, SMITH, JAMES AND
ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 16, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JANUARY 16, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in preliminary provisions relating to boats and
boating, further providing for registrations, licenses,
permits, plates and statistics.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5122(a) introductory paragraph of Title
30 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 5122. Registrations, licenses, permits, plates and
statistics.
(a) General rule.--[The] Except as otherwise provided under
subsection (a.1), the commission may promulgate rules and
regulations relating to:
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(a.1) Restriction.--The commission may not promulgate
regulations or require a permit or other launch or related
registration of a boat not equipped with a motor in any park,
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forest or waters of this Commonwealth.
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Section 2. All regulations and parts of regulations are
abrogated to the extent of any inconsistency with this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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