Starting in July, laws on the water will be changing. Law enforcement will no longer be able to pull a boater over without ...

DeSantis signed legislation that will prevent law enforcement from conducting random vessel safety inspections without ...

Under a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, boaters may no longer be pulled over and boarded for safety inspections. Here's ...

Starting July 1, officers will no longer be allowed to conduct random "safety compliance" stops unless they have probable ...

It goes into effect on July 1. State law enforcement won't be able to solely use safety inspections to justify stopping and ...

Starting in July, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will no longer be allowed to randomly board your boat ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Boater Freedom Act on Monday, introducing new rules that change how law enforcement interacts with boaters.

Local lawmakers are reacting to the new Boater Freedom Act, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday.

Florida boaters will soon enjoy expanded liberties on the water, following Governor Ron DeSantis’s signing of the “Boater Freedom Act” on Monday.

Senate Bill 1388, also known as the Boater Freedom Act, was signed by DeSantis on Monday.

During a press briefing on May 19, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis scolds law enforcement for stopping boaters to conduct surprise boat inspections and signs the Boater Freedom Act, which aims to prevent ...

Supporters say the new law will help decongest Florida’s waterways. Opponents argue it’ll create an inconsistent patchwork of ...