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CS/HB 7025: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Crisafulli ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Holder ; Williams, T.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Revises requirements for distribution of Florida panther license plate annual use fees; revises source of funds provided to Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; authorizes use of funds from vessel registration fees for specified purposes; eliminates requirement for carryover & distribution of certain funds; deletes requirements relating to publication of Florida Wildlife Magazine & creation of Florida Wildlife Magazine Advisory Council; provides conditions under which scuba divers engaging in taking or attempting to take saltwater products are exempt from certain license & permit requirements; removes limitation for duration & frequency of issuance of special authorization for supervised hunting; reduces fee amount for soft-shell blue crab endorsement; adds certain spiny lobster trap violations to offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/8/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-95
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/29/2011 House • Filed
1/4/2012 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 159
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 159
1/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 9:30 am, Reed Hall
1/18/2012 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 238
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 238
1/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/25/12, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/25/2012 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 300
1/26/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
1/27/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 297
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 296
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 700
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 750
• CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 750
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/2/2012 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Criminal Justice; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 834
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 834
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Criminal Justice; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 882
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 882
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 804 -SJ 882
• Read 2nd time -SJ 882
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2012 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 909
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 909
3/7/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1179
3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-95