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HB 481: Anchoring Limitation Areas

GENERAL BILL by Lopez, V.

Anchoring Limitation Areas; Restricts local regulation of vessels outside marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties & areas of critical state concern; designates specified sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas; increases prohibited anchoring & mooring distance of vessels & floating structures near public mooring fields.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/11/2025 House - Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/7/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/7/2025 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
3/11/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee