SB 213 — BOATS/BOATING: Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors. (8/1/26)

SLS 26RS-566 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

213 BY SENATOR HENSGENS BOATS/BOATING.AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides for titles of certain vessels and outboard motors.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Certificate of title authorized A.Anypersonwhopurchasesorpossesseseitherofthefollowinganyvessel oroutboardmotortobeprincipallyoperatedonthewatersofthisstateandnotheld as inventoryfor sale or lease mayapplyto thethedepartmentfor department for a certificateof title for the following:.

Any vessel valued in excess of five thousand dollars and required to Pagebenumberedoranyoutboardmotorthatispurchasedorotherwisetransferred 1on ofor 3after Coding:January 1, 2027, shall be titled in accordance with this Part.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-566 ENGROSSED SB NO.

213 benumberedoranyoutboardmotorthatispurchasedorotherwisetransferred on or after January 1, 2027, shall be titled in accordance with this Part.

For all other vessels and outboardPage motors,1 the application for a certificate of title2 mayCoding: be made by the owner at any time.

The application shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department.

* * * The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 213 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Hensgens Present law authorizes, but does not require, the owner of certain vessels valued in excess of $2,500 and certain outboard motors to applyto the Dept.

of Wildlife and Fisheries for a certificate of title.

Present law provides that a person who owns a vessel with a valid certificate of documentation issued by the U.S.

Coast Guard shall not be issued a certificate of title.

Proposed law retains present law provisions authorizing voluntary titling of certain vessels and outboard motors.

Proposedlawfurtherrequirestitlingofanyvesselvaluedinexcessof$5,000thatisrequired to be numbered and any outboard motor, purchased or otherwise transferred on or after January 1, 2027.

Proposed law requires that applications for certificates of title for vessels and outboard motors subject to the mandatory titling requirement be submitted within 60 days after acquisitionorachangeincertificateinformation.Forallothervesselsandoutboardmotors, application for a certificate of title remains voluntaryand may be made at any time.

Proposed law retains the prohibition on issuing a state certificate of title for vessels documented by the U.S.

Coast Guard.

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SLS 26RS-566 ENGROSSED SB NO.

213 EffectiveENROLLED Augustoutboard 1,motors, 2026.the application for a certificate of title may be made by the owner at any time.

(AmendsThe R.S.application shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the department.

34:852.3* and* 852.4(A))* PagePRESIDENT 3OF ofTHE 3SENATE Coding:SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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