HB 2436 — Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters.

What this bill does

Requires tugs used to escort oil tankers of between 40,000 and 125,000 deadweight tons to have an aggregate shaft horsepower of the greater of 3,000 or 5 percent of the deadweight tonnage of the escorted oil tanker.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 2026
  94 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 2026
  46 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting

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