Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

HB 437 — Anchoring Limitation Areas

Last action — Chapter No. 2024-174

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 13, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 10, 2024.

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High chance

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    3 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Anchoring Limitation Areas; Revises anchoring limitation areas in certain sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County; revises documentation & evidence criteria for proving location of vessel within anchoring limitation area.

Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB437 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to anchoring limitation areas;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB437 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to anchoring limitation areas;
revising documentation and evidence criteria for proving the location of a vessel within an anchoring limitation area;
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1.
9 Section 1.
Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 327.4108, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 327.4108, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
(c) The sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County that Page 1of 2 CODING:
(c) The sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County that are within 200 yards of any part of the shore of the City of Miami Beach lying between State Road A1A and State Road 112:
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hb0437-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB437 2024 are within 200 yards of any part of the shore of the City of Miami Beach lying between State Road A1A and State Road 112:
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hb0437-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB437 2024 3.
(6) (b)1.
For a vessel in an anchoring limitation area established pursuant to subsection (2), upon an inquiry by a law enforcement officer or agency, a vessel owner or operator must be given an opportunity to provide proof that the vessel has not exceeded the limitations described in subsection (2).
Such proof may include any of the following:
a.
Documentation showing that the vessel was in another location at least 1 nautical mile away within a period of less than 45 days before the inquiry.
b.
Electronic evidence, including, but not limited to, navigational devices or tracking devices permanently affixed to the vessel that show the vessel was in another location at least 1 nautical mile away within a period of less than 45 days before the inquiry.
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If a vessel owner or operator fails or refuses to provide proof that the vessel has not exceeded the limitations described in subsection (2), the law enforcement officer or agency may issue a citation for a violation of this section.
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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2024-174

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 192

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Rules

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Rules

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed as amended; YEAS 105, NAYS 2

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  18. Amendment 699785 adopted

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)

  21. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  22. Bill referred to House Calendar

  23. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  24. CS Filed

  25. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  26. Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  27. Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  28. Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

  29. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  30. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  31. Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  32. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  33. CS Filed

  34. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  35. Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

  36. Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

  37. Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda

  38. Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

  39. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  40. Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee

  41. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 155 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
  • Infrastructure Strategies Committee
  • Porras, Juan Carlos Republican

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (155)

155 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22000
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 11000
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Broxson — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 105 Yea · 2 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59205
Unaffiliated 23002
Democrat 23006
Total 1052013
% of votes cast 88%2%0%11%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fine — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Keen — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Beltran — Not Voting
Casello — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Not Voting
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Not Voting
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Not Voting
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Nay
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Not Voting
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Not Voting
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Not Voting
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Not Voting
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Not Voting
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Nay
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 437 do?
Anchoring Limitation Areas; Revises anchoring limitation areas in certain sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County; revises documentation & evidence criteria for proving location of vessel within anchoring limitation area.
Who sponsors HB 437?
HB 437 is sponsored by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Porras, Juan Carlos (Republican), Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Benjamin, Garcia, Gonzalez Pittman, Karen (Republican), Gossett-Seidman, Peggy (Republican), and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 437?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced November 13, 2023. Enacted.
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