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The Boat Rentals Bill
Arizona bill forces boat rentals to carry liability insurance
Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
The bill would make owners who rent boats have to buy liability insurance, covering injuries and property damage, and punish them if they don’t.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
If the bill passes, anyone who rents a boat will be covered by insurance if they get hurt or damage property. Boat owners will have to buy the insurance, and they may raise rental prices to pay for it. So renters get more protection, but they might pay more to go out on the water.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Defines "boat livery" as a business that rents or charters motorized watercraft.
- Requires owners who rent boats to keep a commercial boat liability policy or a personal policy with a commercial endorsement.
- Sets insurance limits: $25,000 per person, $50,000 for two or more persons, $20,000 for property damage.
- Makes the insurance requirement mandatory at all times for qualifying rentals.
- Creates misdemeanor penalties: class 3 for non‑compliance, class 1 if an accident occurs.
- Exempts owners who rent or charter fewer than four times in a calendar year.
- Excludes peer‑to‑peer watercraft sharing programs from the requirement.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Sylvia Allen (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Laurin Hendrix (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Justin Olson (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Gail Griffin (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Neal Carter (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Rachel Keshel (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Alexander Kolodin (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Anastasia Travers (D): voted for it, crossing most Democrats
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