Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 164
Session 2025
Vessel Accountability
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 19, 2025
Sponsors
Committee
Environment and Natural Resources
First Action
Feb 14, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 23, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
164
State
Florida
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Environment and Natural Resources
Primary
Summary
Vessel Accountability; Defining the term “vessel owner”; providing a penalty for a person anchoring, mooring, or allowing certain vessels to occupy the waters of this state if an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; requiring the commission to issue, at no cost, a permit for the long-term anchoring of a vessel which includes specified information; requiring the commission to use an electronic application and permitting system; requiring that a vessel subject to a specified number of violations within a 24-month period which result in certain dispositions be declared a public nuisance, etc.
Documents (10)
Bill Analysis -- Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) (2/28/2025 3:29 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) (3/4/2025 8:10 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) (3/17/2025 11:07 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) (3/18/2025 4:47 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (3/26/2025 12:00 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (3/27/2025 3:33 PM)
06/23/2025
Florida Legislature
Chapter No. 2025-147
06/19/2025
Florida Legislature
Approved by Governor
06/18/2025
Florida Legislature
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
04/30/2025
Senate
Ordered enrolled
04/30/2025
House
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
04/30/2025
House
Read 3rd time
04/30/2025
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
04/30/2025
House
Placed on 3rd reading
04/30/2025
House
Read 2nd time
04/29/2025
House
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
04/29/2025
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
04/29/2025
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
04/03/2025
House
In Messages
04/03/2025
Senate
Immediately certified
04/03/2025
Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
04/03/2025
Senate
Read 3rd time
04/03/2025
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (849776)
04/03/2025
Senate
Read 2nd time
04/01/2025
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
03/27/2025
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/27/2025
Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
03/24/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/27/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
03/19/2025
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/18/2025
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
03/13/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
03/05/2025
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
03/04/2025
Senate
CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
03/04/2025
Senate
Introduced
03/04/2025
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
03/03/2025
Senate
CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
02/24/2025
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
02/20/2025
Senate
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
02/14/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Feb 20, 2025 2:55:31 AM
Record Updated
Jul 16, 2025 4:01:34 AM