2025 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
H0481: Anchoring Limitation Areas
Legislative Summary
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.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Now in State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Immediately certified
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
In Messages
Senate
4/16/2025
Referred to Rules
Senate
4/16/2025
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/16/2025
Received
Senate
4/21/2025
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7
Senate
4/22/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #972487
3/10/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Rules
4/21/2025
16
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#91
4/16/2025
115
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House State Affairs Committee
4/2/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
3/11/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/16/2025)
Chamber
Senate
