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

HB 530: Boats, Boating - As enacted, removes the monitoring requirement for boating safety examinations; replaces statutory fees for boating safety certificates and replacement cards with authorization for TWRA to set such fees. - 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 530 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Boats, Boating - As enacted, removes the monitoring requirement for boating safety examinations; replaces statutory fees for boating safety certificates and replacement cards with authorization for TWRA to set such fees. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9. Primary sponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 214.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick EldridgePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10

“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. 214
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
  6. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025
  9. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/19/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
  11. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/12/2025
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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