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

HB 1786: Boats, Boating - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of mooring a recreational vessel for more than 14 consecutive days at any one place along the water's edge of a reservoir or at any place within one mile of the water's edge; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1786 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Boats, Boating - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of mooring a recreational vessel for more than 14 consecutive days at any one place along the water's edge of a reservoir or at any place within one mile of the water's edge; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9. Primary sponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 696.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mary LittletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 696
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/24/2026
  9. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  10. Sponsor change.
  11. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
  12. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source