Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

HB 795 — Anchoring and Mooring at Seaports

Last action — Died in State Affairs Committee

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Anchoring and Mooring at Seaports; Authorizes certain seaports to designate no anchoring or mooring zones for certain boats anchored in certain waters for specified time period for specified purposes; specifies boundary limits for no anchoring or mooring zones; authorizes certain seaports to apply to FWCC to establish no anchoring or mooring zones; requires applicant to hold specified number of public hearings; requires commission to consult with other entities; authorizes commission to modify no anchoring or mooring zone boundaries; requires certain seaports to annually review boundaries of approved no anchoring or mooring zones & submit revised application; requires certain information to be included in seaport security plans & seaport strategic plans.

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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/HB 795 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to anchoring and mooring at seaports;
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/HB 795 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to no anchoring or mooring zones;
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hb795-02-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/HB 795 2025 311.104 Designation of no anchoring or mooring zones.— (1) Each seaport listed in s.
hb795-01-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/HB 795 2025 311.104 Designation of no anchoring or mooring zones.— (1) Each seaport listed in s.
(2) The boundary of any designated no anchoring or mooring zone may not exceed:
(2) The boundary of any designated no anchoring or mooring zone may not exceed 1,500 feet from a seaport entrance or pier or wharf adjacent to a seaport channel or turning basin.
(a) Within the navigational harbor of the seaport, 1,250 feet from a navigation channel that provides entrance to the harbor or from a pier or wharf adjacent to a navigation channel or turning basin;
(3) A seaport listed in s.
or (b) Beyond the navigational harbor of the seaport, 500 feet from a navigation channel that provides entrance to the harbor.
The navigational harbor of the seaport includes navigation channels, turning basins, navigation aids, and breakwaters and jetties.
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hb795-02-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/HB 795 2025 (3) A seaport listed in s.
(5) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shall consult with the United States Coast Guard, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Transportation when considering an application for, and the boundaries of, a no anchoring or mooring zone.
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hb795-01-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/HB 795 2025 when considering an application for, and the boundaries of, a no anchoring or mooring zone.
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hb795-02-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/HB 795 2025 Section 2.
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Action History

  1. Died in State Affairs Committee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in State Affairs Committee

  4. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  5. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  6. CS Filed

  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  8. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  9. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

  10. PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda

  11. Now in Commerce Committee

  12. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  13. Referred to Commerce Committee

  14. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  15. CS Filed

  16. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  17. Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  18. Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  19. Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

  20. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  21. Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  22. Referred to State Affairs Committee

  23. Referred to Commerce Committee

  24. Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  25. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • LaMarca, Chip Republican
  • Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  • Commerce Committee

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (160)

160 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (Commerce Committee)

Passed 21 Yea · 2 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14103
Democrat 7100
Total 21203
% of votes cast 81%8%0%12%
How each member voted (26)
Member Party Vote
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Nay
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Not Voting
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Not Voting
Tramont, Chase Republican Not Voting
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Nay

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee)

Passed 13 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 11002
Democrat 2300
Total 13302
% of votes cast 72%17%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Nay
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Nay
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Not Voting
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Not Voting
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 795 do?
Anchoring and Mooring at Seaports; Authorizes certain seaports to designate no anchoring or mooring zones for certain boats anchored in certain waters for specified time period for specified purposes; specifies boundary limits for no anchoring or mooring zones; authorizes certain seaports to apply to FWCC to establish no anchoring or mooring zones; requires applicant to hold specified number of public hearings; requires commission to consult with other entities; authorizes commission to modify no anchoring or mooring zone boundaries; requires certain seaports to annually review boundaries of approved no anchoring or mooring zones & submit revised application; requires certain information to be included in seaport security plans & seaport strategic plans.
Who sponsors HB 795?
HB 795 is sponsored by Gossett-Seidman, Peggy (Republican), LaMarca, Chip (Republican), Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, and Commerce Committee.
What is the current status of HB 795?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 795?
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