---
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).