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SB 1388: Vessels

GENERAL BILL by Trumbull

Vessels; Citing this act as the "Boater Freedom Act"; including Clean Marine Manufacturers within the Clean Marine Program; authorizing certain grants to be awarded for the construction and maintenance of publicly owned parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers; prohibiting certain officers from performing a vessel stop or boarding a vessel without probable cause or specified knowledge; requiring the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, in coordination with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to create the “Florida Freedom Boater” safety inspection decal for specified purposes; creating the "Watercraft Energy Source Freedom Act", etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/25/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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

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  • SB 1388, Original Filed Version (Current Bill 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)

    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: 3/31/2025 S Referred to Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 1162 Water Access Facilities Leek Compare Last Action: 3/28/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 8 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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