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HB2308 • 2026

Boats, Boating

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, relative to boating.

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Sponsor
Carringer, Yager
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences for breaking the rule.

Boat Speed Rules Change

This bill changes the distance jet boats carrying passengers for hire must stay away from docks or ramps before they can travel faster than no-wake speed.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the distance a jet boat that carries people for money must be from a dock or ramp before it can move fast, increasing this distance from 50 feet to 75 feet.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Jet boat operators who carry passengers for hire
  • People using docks and ramps near where jet boats operate

Terms To Know

no-wake speed
The slowest speed a boat can travel to avoid making waves that could damage property or harm people.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if the new rule is broken.
  • It's unclear how this change will be enforced by local authorities.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  2. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  3. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  4. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  5. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  6. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee to 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  9. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  10. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  11. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2294
By Yager

HOUSE BILL 2308
By Carringer
HB2308
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69,
relative to boating.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 69-9-218(a)(3), is amended by
deleting "fifty feet (50')" and substituting "seventy-five feet (75')".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.