Florida House Bill 481
Session 2025
Anchoring Limitation Areas
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 19, 2025
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
First Action
Feb 7, 2025
Latest Action
May 20, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
481
State
Florida
Session
2025
Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
grade
Primary
State Affairs Committee
grade
Primary
checkPassed on April 16, 2025
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
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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.
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (4/18/2025 10:32 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (4/21/2025 11:07 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/20/2025 4:06 PM)
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/3/2025 10:58 AM)
972487 - Amendment to H 481 Filed
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05/20/2025
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2025-39
05/19/2025
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
05/16/2025
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
04/30/2025
House
Ordered enrolled
04/30/2025
House
In Messages
04/30/2025
Senate
CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 8
04/30/2025
Senate
Read 3rd time
04/29/2025
Senate
Placed on 3rd reading
04/29/2025
Senate
Amendment(s) failed (134212)
04/29/2025
Senate
Read 2nd time
04/23/2025
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
04/22/2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/21/2025
Senate
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7
04/16/2025
Senate
Received
04/16/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
04/16/2025
Senate
Referred to Rules
04/16/2025
Senate
In Messages
04/16/2025
House
Immediately certified
04/16/2025
House
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
04/16/2025
House
Read 3rd time
04/16/2025
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
04/16/2025
House
Placed on 3rd reading
04/16/2025
House
Read 2nd time
04/10/2025
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
04/04/2025
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
04/04/2025
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
04/03/2025
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
04/03/2025
House
CS Filed
04/03/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
04/02/2025
House
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
04/02/2025
House
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
03/31/2025
House
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
03/18/2025
House
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
03/13/2025
House
Now in State Affairs Committee
03/13/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
03/12/2025
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
03/12/2025
House
CS Filed
03/12/2025
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
03/12/2025
House
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
03/11/2025
House
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
03/07/2025
House
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
03/04/2025
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
02/19/2025
House
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
02/19/2025
House
Referred to State Affairs Committee
02/19/2025
House
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
02/07/2025
House
Filed
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Record Created
Feb 14, 2025 3:55:08 PM
Record Updated
Jul 6, 2025 11:33:47 AM