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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 108: Relating to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraft

Became SF 548 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the use of personal flotation devices on personal watercraft. The bill requires all persons on board a personal watercraft to wear a personal flotation device. The bill provides an exception to the personal flotation device requirement when the person is at least years of age and the personal watercraft is traveling at miles per hour or less or is in a no-wake zone. Under current administrative rules, all operators and passengers of personal watercraft must wear a specified personal flotation device.

Sponsors

Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
  2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Staed and Westrich
  3. January 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 548

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF108