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CS/HB 321: Release of Balloons

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee ; Chaney ; Mooney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Basabe ; Garcia ; Gottlieb ; Hunschofsky ; LaMarca ; López, J. ; Waldron

Release of Balloons; Revises prohibition on release of certain balloons to delete specified timeframe & number of balloons; deletes exemption from such prohibition for certain biodegradable or photodegradable balloons; provides that person who violates prohibition commits noncriminal infraction of littering; revises penalty for such violation; deletes provision authorizing petitions to enjoin release of balloons.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 6/25/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-263
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/2/2023 House • Filed
11/13/2023 House • Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
12/5/2023 House • Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
12/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
12/13/2023 House • Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
12/18/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/26/2024 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/30/2024 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/31/2024 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2/6/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
2/8/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/12/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
2/15/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 1
2/15/2024 Senate • In Messages
2/16/2024 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy
2/20/2024 Senate • Received
3/4/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 638
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 602 -SJ 638
• Read 2nd time -SJ 638
• Amendment(s) adopted (915176) -SJ 638
• Read 3rd time -SJ 639
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 639
3/4/2024 House • In Messages
3/5/2024 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 915176 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 9
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/17/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/24/2024 • Approved by Governor
6/25/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-263