Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 940: 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.

Enacted Last action March 16, 2026: Pub. Ch. 584

Plain-language summary

HB 940 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Karen Camper (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): Pub. Ch. 584.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Karen Camper (Democratic).