Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 602
       
       
        
       By Senator Bernard
       
       
       
       
       
       24-01181-26                                            2026602__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to watercraft restrictions based on
    3         energy source; amending s. 327.75, F.S.; providing an
    4         exception to the prohibition on state agencies,
    5         governmental authorities, and local governments
    6         restricting the use or sale of watercraft based on the
    7         energy source used to power the watercraft if such
    8         watercraft is used on certain bodies of water;
    9         providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 327.75, Florida
   14  Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         327.75 Watercraft Energy Source Freedom Act.—
   16         (3) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIONS BASED ON ENERGY SOURCE.—
   17         (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state
   18  agency, municipality, governmental entity, or county may not
   19  restrict the use or sale of a watercraft based on the energy
   20  source used to power the watercraft, including an energy source
   21  used for propulsion or used for powering other functions of the
   22  watercraft.
   23         (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the use or sale of a
   24  watercraft on any lake, reservoir, or drainage pond, or a
   25  detention or retention pond, which is necessary for the
   26  preservation or protection of such waters from contamination.
   27         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.