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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 22, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 12, 2026
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Became LawMar 06, 2026
Tennessee House Bill
Boats, Boating - 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. HB0940 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 584 by the Secretary of State.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Mar 16, 2026: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 940
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 8
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 8
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 9
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 25
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 12
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 72
NO: 15
YES: 7
NO: 4
OTHER: 0
YES: 27
NO: 4
OTHER: 0
YES: 82
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 16, 2026 | executive
- Pub. Ch. 584
- Effective date(s) 01/01/2027
- Mar 06, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor.
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Transmitted to Governor for his action.
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by Senate Speaker
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Signed by H. Speaker
- Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 82, Nays 7 PNV 0 HB0940
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/23/2026
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0440)
- Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0470)
- Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0247)
- Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
- Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0217)
- H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0518)
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 15, PNV 3
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2025
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Placed behind the budget
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 4/1/2025
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Action def. in Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee to 4/1/2025
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
- Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/25/2025
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
- Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- Feb 10, 2025 | House
- Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- Amended with HA0518 -- 04/22/2025PDF
- Amended with HA0518, SA0470 -- 02/12/2026PDF
- HA0217 - Amendment 1-0 to HB0940 (Am. withdrawn. 04/22/2025)PDF
- HA0518 - Amendment 2-0 to HB0940 (H. adopted am. 04/22/2025)PDF
- SA0247 - Amendment 1-0 to SB0918PDF
- SA0440 - Amendment 2-0 to SB0918PDF
- SA0470 - Amendment 3-0 to SB0918PDF
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA0217 (6790) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0940
- Fiscal Memo for HA0518 (7831) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0940
- Fiscal Memo for SA0247 (5297) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0940
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB0940 -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0940_(005297).pdf -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0940_(006790).pdf -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0940_(006791).pdf -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0940_(006792).pdf -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0940_(007831).pdf -- HOUSE MESSAGE CALENDAR 02/23/2026PDF
- Video: House Floor Session - 42nd Legislative Day Feb 23, 2026 (01h 28m)HTML
- Video: Senate Session - 37th Legislative Day Feb 12, 2026 (00h 44m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 30th Legislative Day Apr 22, 2025 (07h 08m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Apr 17, 2025 (00h 27m)HTML
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Apr 17, 2025 (00h 50m)HTML
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Apr 17, 2025 (01h 56m)HTML
- Video: Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee Apr 9, 2025 (01h 05m)HTML
- Video: Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Apr 1, 2025 (02h 53m)HTML
- Video: Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee Mar 25, 2025 (01h 22m)HTML
- Video: Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Mar 19, 2025 (01h 19m)HTML
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