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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

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  • CS/SB 1388, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 1:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 Vessels Griffitts, Jr. Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 735 Water Access Facilities Brackett Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    S 1162 Water Access Facilities Leek Compare Last Action: 4/21/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.0346 Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for marinas, boatyards, mooring fields, and marine retailers. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.45 Protection zones for springs. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.47 Competitive grant programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.56 Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; qualified. Page 4 (pdf)
    327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328. Page 5 (pdf)
    327.75 Page 6 (pdf)
    379.226 Florida Territorial Waters Act; alien-owned commercial fishing vessels; prohibited acts; enforcement. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1388, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 2:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 Vessels Griffitts, Jr. Identical Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 735 Water Access Facilities Brackett Compare Last Action: 4/2/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    S 1162 Water Access Facilities Leek Compare Last Action: 4/21/2025 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    243006 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    (Trumbull)     		4/9/2025
    11:20 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.0346 Lease of sovereignty submerged lands for marinas, boatyards, mooring fields, and marine retailers. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.02 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    327.47 Competitive grant programs. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.56 Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; qualified. Page 3 (pdf)
    327.70 Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328. Page 4 (pdf)
    327.75 Page 6 (pdf)

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