2023 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0724: Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative
Legislative Summary
Establishing the Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative within the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying allowable uses of the funding; requiring the creation of a 10-year Florida Seagrass Restoration Plan; requiring the initiative to submit an annual report by a specified date to the Governor, the Legislature, the Secretary of Environmental Protection, and the executive director of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; establishing the Initiative Technology Advisory Council as part of the initiative, etc.
Bill History
2/13/2023
Filed
Senate
2/23/2023
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
Senate
3/7/2023
Introduced
Senate
3/9/2023
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/14/23, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/14/2023
CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/15/2023
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/15/2023
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Senate
3/15/2023
CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
Senate
4/6/2023
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/12/2023
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
Senate
4/14/2023
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/14/2023
Now in Appropriations
Senate
4/17/2023
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/20/23, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/17/2023
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
Senate
4/20/2023
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/20/2023
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/24/2023
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
Senate
4/26/2023
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/26/2023
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/26/2023
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
Senate
4/26/2023
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
House of Representatives
4/28/2023
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Ordered enrolled
Senate
5/9/2023
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023
Approved by Governor
5/12/2023
Chapter No. 2023-47
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #676206
3/13/2023Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#365
5/2/2023
119
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#26
4/26/2023
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations
4/20/2023
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
4/12/2023
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
3/14/2023
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/12/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Jim Boyd
Republican