SB 866: Anchoring Limitation Areas
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Anchoring Limitation Areas; Restricting local regulation of vessels outside the marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties and areas of critical state concern; designating specified sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas; increasing the prohibited anchoring and mooring distance of vessels and floating structures near public mooring fields, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/25/2025 Senate - Now in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/25/2025 Senate - Now in Community Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/19/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/20/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
3/25/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
• Now in Community Affairs
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SB 866, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2025 at 9:15 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2025 (pdf)
Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 481 (c1) Anchoring Limitation Areas Lopez Similar Last Action: 3/18/2025 H Added to State Affairs Committee agenda 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/25/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 7 Yeas - 1 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)