HB 2436: Concerning requirements of oil tankers operating in restricted waters.
Signed into law: Chapter 64, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Lekanoff
- Introduced
- January 13, 2026
- Status
- C 64 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 16, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
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, 202694 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 202646 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
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