HB 1149: Vessel Accountability
GENERAL BILL by Basabe
Vessel Accountability; Provides penalty for certain vessels occupying waters of this state if FWCC officer or law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; revises manner & timeframe for vessel owners or operators to demonstrate vessel's effective means of propulsion; requires FWCC to issue permit for long-term anchoring; provides penalty for long-term anchoring without permit; authorizes enforcement of certain noncriminal violations by citation; requires that vessel subject to specified number of violations within specified period be declared public nuisance; authorizes certain persons to relocate certain vessels; revises notice placed upon derelict vessel declared public nuisance provides prima facie evidence of ownership or control of derelict vessel; provides means of exonerating owner of vessel or derelict vessel of responsibility if such owner attempts to transfer ownership or control of such vessel; provides that owner of derelict vessel is exclusively responsible for all costs associated with relocation or disposal; prohibits person from dwelling or residing on derelict vessel; authorizes law enforcement officers to enforce such provisions.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1149, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 10:26 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 164 Vessel Accountability Rodriguez Identical Last Action: 2/24/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building 
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.02 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 327.04 Rules. Page 35 (pdf) 327.4107 Vessels at risk of becoming derelict on waters of this state. Page 8 (pdf) 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 35 (pdf) 327.4111 Page 10 (pdf) 327.54 Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. Page 36 (pdf) 327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328. Page 13 (pdf) 327.73 Noncriminal infractions. Page 14 (pdf) 705.101 Definitions. Page 36 (pdf) 705.103 Procedure for abandoned or lost property. Page 21 (pdf) 705.104 Title to lost or abandoned property. Page 37 (pdf) 713.585 Enforcement of lien by sale of motor vehicle. Page 37 (pdf) 823.11 Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty. Page 28 (pdf)