Indiana House Bill 1055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
Pending: House Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Wake boarding and wake surfing. Prohibits a person from operating on a public freshwater lake a motorboat that engages in wake boarding or wake surfing: (1) during the period between sunset and sunrise; or (2) in violation of a rule adopted by the natural resources commission (commission). Places restrictions that apply to wake boarding or wake surfing on a small public freshwater lake that is at least 70 acres but not more than 300 acres. Establishes a procedure for property owners on a public freshwater lake to petition the commission to adopt rules concerning wake boarding and wake surfing restrictions. Establishes a penalty. Provides that an individual may not operate a motorboat with: (1) an outboard engine; or (2) an outdrive unit with a propeller that extends past the motorboat's transom or swim platform; for the purpose of wake surfing.

Wake boarding and wake surfing.

Rep. David Abbott [R]

Rep. Dennis Zent [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-04	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
2022-01-04	House	Coauthored by Representative Zent
2022-01-04	House	Authored by Representative Abbott

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1055/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/5/4/b/754b0254/HB1055.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/1/c/801c84a7/HB1055.01.INTR.FN001.pdf