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AZ HB2398

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

Leo Biasiucci

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires owners who rent watercraft in Arizona to maintain commercial boat liability insurance with minimum coverage of $25,000 for bodily injury/death to one person, $50,000 for two or more persons, and $20,000 for property damage per accident

  • Extends the same insurance requirements to boat livery owners (businesses that lease or rent boats) for all watercraft operated on Arizona waterways

  • Authorizes the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to require proof of insurance certification from watercraft rental owners and boat liveries, and to verify coverage with insurers

  • Establishes criminal penalties for renting watercraft without required insurance: a class 3 misdemeanor for basic violations, elevated to a class 1 misdemeanor if the uninsured watercraft is involved in an accident

  • Updates boat livery recordkeeping statutes with modernized language while preserving existing requirements to maintain renter records for at least three months

Legislative Description

Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties

Penalties

Last Action

Senate read second time

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules3/5/2026
Finance2/24/2026
Rules1/15/2026
Transportation and Infrastructure1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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