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CS/SB 1388: Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Trumbull

Vessels; Citing this act as the "Boater Freedom Act"; including Clean Marine Manufacturers within the Clean Marine Program; specifying that the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s authorization to establish protection zones includes modifying the allowable means of certain vessel positioning to prevent significant harm to certain springs; authorizing certain grants to be awarded for the construction and maintenance of publicly owned parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers; requiring the commission, in coordination with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to create the “Florida Freedom Boater” safety inspection decal for specified purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/10/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building