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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 7025, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2012 at 4:46 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2012 (pdf)
    Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 804 (c2) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Environmental Preservation and Conservation Similar Last Action: 3/6/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7025 (Ch. 2012-95) -SJ 882
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 2 (pdf)
    379.208 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes. Page 2 (pdf)
    379.2342 Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production. Page 3 (pdf)
    379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers; fees established. Page 6 (pdf)
    379.3581 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty. Page 7 (pdf)
    379.366 Blue crab; regulation. Page 8 (pdf)
    380.511 Florida Communities Trust Fund. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7025, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2012 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 804 (c2) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Environmental Preservation and Conservation Similar Last Action: 3/6/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7025 (Ch. 2012-95) -SJ 882
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 1:29 PM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/7/2012 9:50 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 2 (pdf)
    379.208 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes. Page 2 (pdf)
    379.2342 Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production. Page 3 (pdf)
    379.354 Recreational licenses, permits, and authorization numbers; fees established. Page 6 (pdf)
    379.3581 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty. Page 7 (pdf)
    379.366 Blue crab; regulation. Page 8 (pdf)
    380.511 Florida Communities Trust Fund. Page 8 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • HB 7025, Original Filed Version Posted 12/29/2011 at 1:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2012 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 804 (c1) Fish and Wildlife Conservation Environmental Preservation and Conservation Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7025 (Ch. 2012-95) -SJ 882
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    376649 - Amendment
    Between lines 147 and 148, insert:
    Holder 1/24/2012
    6:09 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/25/2012
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 1 (pdf)
    379.208 Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund; purposes. Page 2 (pdf)
    379.2342 Private publication agreements; advertising; costs of production. Page 3 (pdf)
    379.3581 Hunter safety course; requirements; penalty. Page 6 (pdf)
    379.366 Blue crab; regulation. Page 6 (pdf)
    380.511 Florida Communities Trust Fund. Page 7 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf)

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