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CS/CS/CS/SB 426: State Preemption of Seaport Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Community Affairs ; Transportation ; Boyd

State Preemption of Seaport Regulations; Prohibiting a local ballot initiative or referendum from restricting maritime commerce in the seaports of this state; providing that such a local ballot initiative, referendum, or action adopted therein is prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; prohibiting local governments and their political subdivisions and special districts from restricting maritime commerce in a seaport located in or adjoining an area of critical state concern with respect to any federally authorized passenger cruise vessel; providing that certain actions relating to such restrictions are prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; clarifying remaining authority of certain local entities, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1194 (Ch. 2021-188)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)



Related Bills

Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
H 267 (c3) State Preemption of Seaport Regulations Roach, Sirois Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1194 (Ch. 2021-188)
S 1194 (er) Transportation Hooper Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-188