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TN SB0918
TN SB0918AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 9, relative to personal watercraft.
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Introduced
02/05/2025
02/05/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
03/16/2026
03/16/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/16/2026
03/16/2026
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, generally increases from 12 to 14, the age that a person must be to lawfully operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee without being under the direct supervision of an adult, except that persons 12 and 13 may continue to operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee without being under the direct supervision of an adult on Monday through Friday, excepting legal holidays. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.
AI Summary
This bill, amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 9, generally raises the minimum age for operating a personal watercraft, which are motorized water vehicles like jet skis, on Tennessee waters without adult supervision from 12 to 14 years old. However, it creates an exception allowing 12 and 13-year-olds to operate these watercraft without direct adult supervision on weekdays, excluding legal holidays, while still requiring adult supervision at all other times. The bill also clarifies that "direct supervision" means an adult must be close enough to the operator to take immediate control of the watercraft.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance
Sponsors (8)
Jeff Yarbro (D)*,
Raumesh Akbari (D),
Janice Bowling (R),
Heidi Campbell (D),
Ferrell Haile (R),
Becky Massey (R),
Shane Reeves (R),
Page Walley (R),
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 584 (on 03/16/2026)
Bill Topics
Public Lands and Water Management
- ‐ National Parks, Memorials, Historic Sites, and Recreation
Transportation
- ‐ Maritime Issues
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0918&ga=114 | 02/05/2025 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0584.pdf | 03/16/2026 |
| Amendment 3-0 to SB0918 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0470.pdf | 02/10/2026 |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0470 (10951) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1512.pdf | 02/10/2026 |
| Amendment 2-0 to SB0918 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0440.pdf | 04/21/2025 |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0440 (7831) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1368.pdf | 04/21/2025 |
| Amendment 1-0 to SB0918 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0247.pdf | 03/27/2025 |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0247 (5297) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0663.pdf | 03/27/2025 |
| Fiscal Note - HB0940 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0940.pdf | 03/08/2025 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0918.pdf | 02/05/2025 |
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