Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped at a Panama City marina to sign a bill that prohibits law enforcement from stopping boaters without probable cause.

Officers will now need a reason to pull boats over in the water. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the legislation Monday called the Boater Freedom Act. It requires probable cause for law enforcement to stop and search boats.

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1388, also known as the Boater Freedom Act, into law. This bill allows Florida boaters to be free from undue government interference in their enjoyment of Florida’s waters by preventing local bans on gas vessels,