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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the use of emergency engine cutoff switches on motorboats; creating a criminal offense."
+description: "Relating to the use of emergency engine cutoff switches on motorboats; creating a criminal offense."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "HB 337"
+citation: "Texas HB 337 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Parks & Wildlife--Water Safety (I0570)", "BOATS & BOATING (S3125)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Larson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 60
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-11-13"
+last_action: "2019-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3a59afb-5521-4375-9666-6884f67df1dd"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00300_HB00399/HB 337.xml"
+source_hash: "50b8af2beec27ea9d9d2612a3682500d8b30763c8cbf96b909fda4f7fbc87f19"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 337 (86) — Relating to the use of emergency engine cutoff switches on motorboats; creating a criminal offense.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00337I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **115–26** (pass) · lower
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **115–26** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **115–31** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **122–24** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Larson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-11-13** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-02-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-02-19** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-05** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-03-05** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-03-15** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-03-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2019-03-21** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-03-25** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2019-03-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-25** Amendment tabled
+- **2019-03-25** Record vote
+- **2019-03-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-03-25** Passed to engrossment
+- **2019-03-25** Record vote
+- **2019-03-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-03-26** Record vote
+- **2019-03-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-03-26** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-03-27** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2019-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-04-01** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-04-24** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-25** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-01** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-05-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-05-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-14** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2019-05-14** Record vote
+- **2019-05-14** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-14** Record vote
+- **2019-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-14** Record vote
+- **2019-05-14** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2019-05-15** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2019-05-15** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2019-05-22** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2019-05-22** Record vote
+- **2019-05-22** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-22** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2019-05-22** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-24** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-06-14** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3a59afb-5521-4375-9666-6884f67df1dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+