CS/SB 164: Vessel Accountability
GENERAL BILL by Environment and Natural Resources ; Rodriguez
Vessel Accountability; Defining the term “vessel owner”; providing a penalty for a person anchoring, mooring, or allowing certain vessels to occupy the waters of this state if an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; requiring the commission to issue, at no cost, a permit for the long-term anchoring of a vessel which includes specified information; requiring the commission to use an electronic application and permitting system; requiring that a vessel subject to a specified number of violations within a 24-month period which result in certain dispositions be declared a public nuisance, etc.
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/20/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy |
| 2/24/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 3/3/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| 3/4/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Introduced • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time |
| 3/5/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government |
| 3/13/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/18/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 |
