CS/CS/HB 481: Anchoring Limitation Areas
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; Lopez, V. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rizo
Anchoring Limitation Areas; Restricts local regulation of vessels outside marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties; 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.
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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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
3/12/2025 House • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/13/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
3/18/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
3/31/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
4/3/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/4/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
• Received
4/21/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7
4/22/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/23/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
4/29/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 617
• Amendment(s) failed (134212) -SJ 638
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1009
• CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 8 -SJ 1010
4/30/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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CS/CS/HB 481, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2025 at 8:44 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 866 Anchoring Limitation Areas Martin Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf) 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 327.60 Local regulations; limitations. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 481, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/3/2025 at 10:08 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 866 Anchoring Limitation Areas Martin Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 134212 - Amendment
Delete line 32 and insert:Pizzo 4/29/2025
12:04 PMSenate: Failed
4/29/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/21/2025 2:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 7 Nays Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/16/2025 10:42 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/30/2025 7:46 PM Senate 29 Yeas - 8 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf) 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 327.60 Local regulations; limitations. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 481, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2025 at 11:53 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 866 Anchoring Limitation Areas Martin Similar Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 096789 - Amendment
Remove lines 29-81 and insert:Lopez, V. 4/1/2025
9:47 AMAdopted without Objection
4/2/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf) 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 327.60 Local regulations; limitations. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 481, Original Filed Version Posted 2/7/2025 at 3:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/5/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 866 Anchoring Limitation Areas Martin Identical Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 972487 - Amendment
Remove lines 25-60 and insert:Lopez, V. 3/10/2025
10:00 AMAdopted
3/11/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 327.4108 Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. Page 2 (pdf) 327.4109 Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf) 327.60 Local regulations; limitations. Page 1 (pdf)