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MO SB1216

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Maggie Nurrenbern

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Raises the age requirement for wearing U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices from under 7 to under 12 years old on Missouri watercraft and in navigable public waters more than three feet deep

  • Expands coverage to include children wading or swimming in navigable public waters over three feet deep, not just those on watercraft

  • Violation for allowing a child under 12 to be without a flotation device in covered situations constitutes a class C misdemeanor

  • Exemptions apply when children are in fully enclosed portions of watercraft or when supervised by a lifeguard

  • Designates the provisions as "Hannah's Law"

Legislative Description

Expands the requirement for children to wear personal flotation devices

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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