Florida 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 988 — Taking and Exporting Aquatic Animal Species

Last action — Died in Environment and Natural Resources

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Taking and Exporting Aquatic Animal Species; Citing this act as the “Marine and Aquatic Native Threatened Animal Protection Act”; prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, or exportation of endangered, threatened, or vulnerable aquatic animal species from state waters for certain purposes; prohibiting the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from issuing, renewing, or approving certain licenses; providing penalties, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Environment and Natural Resources

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

  4. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 988 do?
Taking and Exporting Aquatic Animal Species; Citing this act as the “Marine and Aquatic Native Threatened Animal Protection Act”; prohibiting the taking, possession, transportation, or exportation of endangered, threatened, or vulnerable aquatic animal species from state waters for certain purposes; prohibiting the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from issuing, renewing, or approving certain licenses; providing penalties, etc.
Who sponsors SB 988?
SB 988 is sponsored by Garcia, Ileana (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 988?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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