Bill Summary

HB 481 Anchoring Limitation Areas (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Lopez, V. Co Sponsors: Rizo CS Sponsors: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee
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Summary
Anchoring Limitation Areas: Restricts local regulation of vessels outside marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties; designates specified sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas; increases prohibited anchoring & mooring distance of vessels & floating structures near public mooring fields. Effective Date: May 19, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
   H State Affairs Committee
   S Rules
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Actions
02/07/25
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Filed
02/19/25
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Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
02/19/25
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Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
03/07/25
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On Committee agenda - Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, 03/11/25, 10:15 am, 404 H
03/11/25
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Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/13/25
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Now in State Affairs Committee
03/18/25
HOUSE 
On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 03/20/25, 8:30 am, 17 H
03/20/25
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Temporarily Postponed by State Affairs Committee
03/31/25
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 04/02/25, 4:00 pm, 17 H
04/02/25
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Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 25 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/03/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/04/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/25
04/16/25
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/16/25
SENATE
In Messages
04/16/25
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
04/16/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 K
04/21/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 16 Yeas, 7 Nays
04/22/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
04/29/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (134212); Placed on Third Reading, 04/30/25
04/30/25
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 29 Yeas / 8 Nays)
04/30/25
HOUSE 
Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
HOUSE 
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/16/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/23/25)
05/19/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-39
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bill text & filed amendments
0481
Filed on 02/07/25
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Amendment 972487
Lopez, V.
Filed on 03/10/25
Adopted
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0481C1
Filed on 03/12/25
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Amendment 96789
Lopez, V.
Filed on 04/01/25
Adopted
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0481C2
Filed on 04/03/25
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Amendment 134212 LF
Pizzo
Filed on 04/29/25
Failed on 2nd Reading
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0481ER
Filed on 04/30/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
327.4108
327.4109
327.6
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