HB 261 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Boating Safety

Summary

Boating Safety; 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.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2023 Last action May 5, 2023

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2023

How they voted

101–0

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 117

Apr 28, 2023

D Democratic32

31 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican85

70 Yea 15

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 103, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amendment 372365 adopted

lower

Apr 14, 2023

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Apr 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Mar 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors