Florida House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires FWCC to develop & publish educational pamphlet on boating safety; provides exemption from specified anchoring limitations for residential docking facilities, marinas, & existing mooring fields; revises anchoring limitation areas in sections of Biscayne Bay; requires liveries to provide hands-on instruction that meets specified requirements; provides for livery to either obtain & carry specified insurance or offer renters opportunity to purchase specified liability coverage; revises requirements for person convicted of certain infractions to pay specified fine.

Boating Safety

House Infrastructure Strategies Committee	House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee	House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee	Rep. Adam Botana [R]
Rep. Hillary Cassel [D]	Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]	Rep. Tom Leek [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]

2023-04-28 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#322 (Y: 103 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-10 - House - House Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - House - House Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-09 - House - House Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Died in Rules
2023-04-28	Senate	Received
2023-04-28	Senate	Referred to Rules
2023-04-28	Senate	In Messages
2023-04-28	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 103, NAYS 0
2023-04-28	House	Read 3rd time
2023-04-28	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-04-28	House	Amendment 372365 adopted
2023-04-28	House	Read 2nd time
2023-04-25	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
2023-04-25	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-25	House	Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
2023-04-20	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
2023-04-14	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-14	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-04-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
2023-04-13	House	CS Filed
2023-04-13	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-04-12	House	Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-04-10	House	Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-04-06	House	Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
2023-03-24	House	Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-03-24	House	Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-03-23	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2023-03-23	House	CS Filed
2023-03-23	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-23	House	Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	Favorable with CS by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-20	House	Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-10	House	Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-10	House	Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-03-10	House	Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-09	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-09	House	CS Filed
2023-03-09	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-09	House	Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
2023-03-09	House	Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-03-07	House	Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
2023-01-25	House	Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
2023-01-25	House	Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2023-01-25	House	Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-01-25	House	Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
2023-01-18	House	Filed

S728 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Rules
H1385 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
S1502 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
327	395		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	4108		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	54		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	731		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/BillText/c3/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/BillText/e1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Amendment/742465/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Amendment/372365/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261.ACR.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261a.ACR.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261b.ANR.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261c.ANR.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261d.ISC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Analyses/h0261e.ISC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=66877&IsPCB=0&BillId=76970
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67734&IsPCB=0&BillId=76970
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68630&IsPCB=0&BillId=76970
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/261/Vote/HouseVote_h00261c3322.PDF