CS/CS/HB 481: Anchoring Limitation Areas
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; Lopez, V.
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.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/10/2025 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/10/2025 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
Bill Text: PDF
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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)
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CS/CS/HB 481, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 10:08 AM
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: 3/25/2025 S Now in Community Affairs 
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: 3/25/2025 S Now in Community Affairs
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) 3/12/2025 (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: 3/25/2025 S Now in Community Affairs
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)