Existing law prohibits a person from operating a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel, unless every person who is on board and who is under 13 years of age is wearing a United States Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device. Existing law provides for the establishment and enforcement of various product safety standards for consumer products, as provided. Existing law provides various requirements relating to safe recreational water use.
This bill would, on or after January 1, 2026, prohibit a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device, as defined, that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard.

Statutes affected:
AB2146: 108044 HSC
02/06/24 - Introduced: 108044 HSC
03/21/24 - Amended Assembly: 108044 HSC
AB 2146: 108044 HSC