HB 481

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 16, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 30, 2025
  • Signed by Governor May 19, 2025

Anchoring Limitation Areas

Bill Subjects

Vessels

Abstract

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.

Bill Sponsors (4)

State Affairs Committee

     
Primary

Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

     
Primary

Votes


Actions


May 20, 2025

Florida Legislature

Chapter No. 2025-39

May 19, 2025

Florida Legislature

Approved by Governor

May 16, 2025

Florida Legislature

Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

Apr 30, 2025

Senate

Read 3rd time

House

Ordered enrolled

House

In Messages

Senate

CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 8

Apr 29, 2025

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Placed on 3rd reading

Senate

Amendment(s) failed (134212)

Apr 23, 2025

Senate

Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25

Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Apr 21, 2025

Senate

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7

Apr 16, 2025

House

Immediately certified

House

Read 2nd time

House

Placed on 3rd reading

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

House

Read 3rd time

House

CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

Senate

In Messages

Senate

Referred to Rules

Senate

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

Senate

Received

Apr 10, 2025

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)

Apr 04, 2025

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

Apr 03, 2025

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

House

CS Filed

Apr 02, 2025

House

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

House

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

Mar 31, 2025

House

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

Mar 18, 2025

House

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

Mar 13, 2025

House

Now in State Affairs Committee

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

Mar 12, 2025

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

House

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

House

CS Filed

Mar 11, 2025

House

Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Mar 07, 2025

House

Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Feb 19, 2025

House

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

House

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

Feb 07, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 481 Filed PDF
H 481 c1 PDF
H 481 c2 PDF
H 481 er PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
134212 - Amendment to H 481 c2 PDF HTML
972487 - Amendment to H 481 Filed PDF
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/3/2025 10:58 AM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/20/2025 4:06 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/21/2025 11:07 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/18/2025 10:32 AM) PDF

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