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IN HB1062

Bill

Status

Passed

3/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

David Abbott

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds statutory definitions for "wake boarding" (using a short board towed by a motorboat across a wake) and "wake surfing" (surfing a motorboat's wake with or without a tow rope) to the Indiana Code, effective July 1, 2026

  • Prohibits wake boarding and wake surfing on public freshwater lakes between sunset and sunrise

  • Restricts wake boarding and wake surfing on small lakes (those with 10 mph speed limits) to only the times and days when a speed exemption has been granted for that lake

  • Applies existing small lake speed exemption rules adopted before July 1, 2026, to wake boarding and wake surfing activities

  • Violations constitute a Class C infraction under Indiana law

Legislative Description

Wake boarding and wake surfing.

Last Action

Public Law 154

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources1/26/2026
Natural Resources12/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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