# Arizona HB 2398: watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties

Arizona HB 2398, watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session House bill sponsored by Leo Biasiucci (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-06-13 (Final Reading: failed to pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2398-57th-2nd-regular
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2398
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session
- Title: watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-06-13, Final Reading: failed to pass
- Sponsor: Leo Biasiucci (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: amusements and sports - title 5, applicability (s), classification (s), commercial boat liability insurance (s), definition (s), definitions (s), indemnification (s), information sharing (s), insurance requirements, insurance responsibility requirements (s), liability (s), operation of watercraft, penalties, personal watercraft (s), recordkeeping (s), required limits (s), requirements for operation (s), violation (s), watercraft
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (109 yes, 49 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leo Biasiucci (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hildy Angius (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Gillette (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-13 | House | Final Reading: failed to pass | fail | 21 | 32 |   |
| 2026-06-12 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 3 |   |
| 2026-06-12 | House | Concurrence: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Finance: DPA | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 42 | 13 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Transportation & Infrastructure: DP | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-06-13: Final Reading: failed to pass (House)
- 2026-06-12: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2026-06-12: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Rules: PFC (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Finance: DPA (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Senate Second Reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Senate First Reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-23: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2026-02-09: Rules: C&P (House)
- 2026-01-28: Transportation & Infrastructure: DP (House)
- 2026-01-20: House Second Reading (House)
- 2026-01-15: House First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version (02/24/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538480)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533575)
- Senate Engrossed Version (06/12/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543392)

## Related bills

- HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (signed)
- HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection (signed)
- SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness (signed)
- SB 1552: ADOT; revisions. (signed)
- SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation (signed)
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (02/24/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (02/24/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/538480)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/533575)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (06/12/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/HB2398S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (06/12/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/543392)

## Related
- [HB 2397: homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2397-57th-2nd-regular)
- [HB 2104: agricultural property; classification; inspection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2104-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1630: home; community-based services; mental illness](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1630-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1552: ADOT; revisions.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1552-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1563: barbering and cosmetology board; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1563-57th-2nd-regular)
- [SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1497-57th-2nd-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2398-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).