SB 830: Lost or Abandoned Property
GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez
Lost or Abandoned Property; Defining the terms “irregularly constructed vessel” and “migrant vessel”; prohibiting persons, firms, and corporations from leaving any migrant vessel upon the waters of this state; authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to implement a plan to procure federal disaster funds to remove migrant vessels; requiring law enforcement officers to place a certain notice on migrant vessels under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/18/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/18/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/12/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/17/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/18/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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SB 830, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2025 at 3:42 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/14/2025 (pdf)
Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1285 (c1) Disposition of Migrant Vessels Mooney, Jr. Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/17/2025 4:00 PM Environment and Natural Resources 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 705.103 Procedure for abandoned or lost property. Page 9 (pdf) 823.11 Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty. Page 1 (pdf)