HB 2392 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Titles 30 (Fish), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in operation of boats, further providing for the offense of operating watercraft under influence of alcohol or controlled substance; in sentencing, further providing for conditions of probation; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further providing for grading and for penalties.

This Pennsylvania bill updates state laws to make it illegal to operate a watercraft if a person has completed a diversion program for a similar boating offense within the last 10 years. It also clarifies that evidence of alcohol or drug levels found more than two hours after driving a boat can still be used to prove impairment. Finally, the legislation adjusts how penalties are graded based on the number of prior offenses and whether an accident occurred.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2026 Last action Jun 8, 2026
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Printer's No. PN3212 Printer's No. PN3546 · 7 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands the scope of Pennsylvania's impaired boating laws to include drivers under Title 75, creating a unified framework for sentencing based on prior offenses across both watercraft and vehicle cases. It introduces a new 'diversion' provision that allows for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition but imposes strict record-keeping rules to prevent these dismissals from erasing the history of the offense for future sentencing. Additionally, the bill mandates stricter probation conditions, such as house arrest with electronic surveillance, for first-time offenders convicted under the new unified statute.
Scope change
The bill significantly broadens the scope by amending Title 42 (Judiciary) and Title 75 (Vehicles) alongside Title 30 (Fish), effectively merging the legal consequences for DUI driving and DUI boating into a single, cumulative sentencing system.
SCOPE

Added Title 42 and Title 75 to the bill's scope, extending the impaired boating statute's principles to driving offenses.

REQUIREMENT

Modified sentencing guidelines to count prior offenses from both boating and driving cases together, increasing penalties for repeat offenders.

Added new requirements for courts to retain certified copies of diversion completion orders for 12 years to ensure they are used for future prosecutions.

Modified the underlying offense requirement for enhanced penalties in subsection (a.5) to explicitly include violations of the driving statute.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'diversion' and established a 10-year lookback period for prior offenses to determine sentencing severity.

Modified the definition of 'minor' from under 18 years of age to under 21 years of age for the purposes of this specific statute.

ENFORCEMENT

Added mandatory restrictive probation conditions, including house arrest with electronic surveillance, for first, second, and third offenses.

Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2026

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Jun 8, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 8, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Jun 8, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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