2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0628: Boating Safety

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as "Lucy's Law"; revising the definition of the term "livery vessel"; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; revising and providing penalties for reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring the suspension of driver licenses for boating under the influence and reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring a person convicted of a certain criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions within a specified period to complete a boater safety education course, etc.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/4/2025
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/5/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/5/2025
Now in Transportation
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/10/2025
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate
3/12/2025
CS/CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/13/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/14/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/18/2025
CS/CS by Transportation read 1st time
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #514168

3/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/8/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Transportation
3/12/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
3/4/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/202514.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/202511.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/11/202515.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025222.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/7/2025222.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/13/2025223.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025212.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/5/2025212.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/3/2025267.5 KB