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IN HB 1077

died on adjournment

Boating issues.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

Description

Requires a person towed by a motorboat to wear a personal flotation device. Provides that a person operating a boat on an inland lake shall operate the vessel in a counter-clockwise fashion. Establishes that a person operating a boat between sunset and sunrise may not tow anything other than a distressed boat. Requires a person on a boat to use a red or orange safety flag when a person being towed enters the water.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-05 — First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dave Heineauthor
  • David Abbottcoauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-05

    Coauthored by Representative Abbott

  2. 2026-01-05

    Authored by Representative Heine

  3. 2026-01-05

    First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources

    reading-1,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1077

Attribution

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