Relating to personal flotation device requirements for recreational vessels.

HB 2084 updates Texas law to require all recreational vessels 16 feet or longer to carry wearable life jackets for every person on board, plus one throwable flotation device. It mandates that all passengers - including children under 13 - must wear a wearable life jacket while the vessel is underway, and prohibits operators from allowing children under 13 aboard without one. The bill clarifies that life belts or ring buoys do not meet the wearable life jacket requirement. These changes apply to recreational boaters statewide, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.