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CS/CS/HB 1515: Anchoring Limitation Areas

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; Duggan ; Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) LaMarca ; Robinson, W.

Anchoring Limitation Areas; Grandfathers certain areas as anchoring limitation areas; authorizes local governments to establish anchoring limitation areas; revises provisions prohibiting & authorizing anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas; provides for vessel owners & operators to present certain proof that vessel has not exceeded certain anchoring limitations; revises provisions authorizing removal & impoundment of certain vessels from anchoring limitation areas; declaring that certain vessels are public nuisance; directs FWCC to adopt specified rules.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/27/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2021-192), CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2021 House • Filed
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    3/19/2021 House • Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
    3/23/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    3/25/2021 House • Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/29/2021 House • Original reference removed: Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    4/2/2021 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/6/2021 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    4/7/2021 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/8/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/15/2021 House • Amendment 010007 filed
    • Amendment 010007 withdrawn
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2021)
    4/20/2021 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/27/2021 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2021-192), CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1515, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2021 at 2:23 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1946 (er) Anchoring Limitation Areas Polsky Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-192, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
    S 1086 (er) Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels Hutson Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-184, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2021-192)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    010007 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Duggan 4/14/2021
    5:37 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/15/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1515, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2021 at 10:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1946 (c2) Anchoring Limitation Areas Polsky Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-192, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
    H 639 (c2) Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels Sirois Compare Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
    S 1086 (c1) Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels Hutson Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-184, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2021-192)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    369113 - Amendment
    Remove line 35 and insert:
    Duggan 4/5/2021
    2:26 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/6/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 1515, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2021 at 11:19 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/12/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1946 (c1) Anchoring Limitation Areas Polsky Similar Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-192, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
    H 639 (c2) Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels Sirois Compare Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1086 (Ch. 2021-184)
    S 1086 (c1) Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels Hutson Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-184, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1946 (Ch. 2021-192)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    133229 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Duggan 3/22/2021
    2:57 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/23/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 8 (pdf)

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