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CS/CS/SB 680: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Dean

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Requiring that personal flotation devices be used in accordance with the United States Coast Guard approval label; authorizing citizen support organizations to receive funds from the commission if the organization provides services by contract under certain circumstances; revising the dates for tarpon tag validity; removing the income requirement for a restricted species endorsement on a saltwater products license; establishing penalties for the unlawful feeding of wildlife and freshwater fish, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/23/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7021 (Ch. 2015-161) -SJ 592
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2015 Senate • Filed
2/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 78
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 78
3/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/18/15, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/18/2015 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
3/19/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/23/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 226
• CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 231
3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 351
4/6/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 351
4/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/16/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2015 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
4/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
4/21/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 430
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 592
• Substituted CS/HB 7021 -SJ 592
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7021 (Ch. 2015-161) -SJ 592