State Preemption of Seaport Regulations
Summary
State Preemption of Seaport Regulations; Prohibiting a local ballot initiative or referendum from restricting maritime commerce in the seaports of this state; providing that such a local ballot initiative, referendum, or action adopted therein is prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; prohibiting local governments and their political subdivisions and special districts from restricting maritime commerce in a seaport located in or adjoining an area of critical state concern with respect to any federally authorized passenger cruise vessel; providing that certain actions relating to such restrictions are prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state; clarifying remaining authority of certain local entities, etc.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
22–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
66% Nay
R
Republican21
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
5
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 713965 filed
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 186909 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 827501 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 960417 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 840515 filed
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 14
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/14/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/24/21, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Transportation; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Boyd
RRepublican
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