Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Summary
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Requires land managing agencies, in consultation with FWCC, to consider gopher tortoise recipient sites in certain plans & include certain assessments in such plans; authorizes owners of certain lands to establish gopher tortoise recipient sites or conservation banks; directs FWCC to take certain actions regarding recipient site applications & participation, & submit report to Legislature; requires certain forms relating to boating under influence be provided by FWCC rather than DHSMV; authorizes certain athletic teams & sports to operate human-powered vessel within specified waterway; revises authorized conditions for determining vessels at risk of becoming derelict; prohibits municipalities & counties from designating public bathing beach & swim areas within specified waterway; repeals provisions relating to derelict vessels & relocation & removal of such vessels; authorizes FWCC to provide derelict vessel grants to local governments; requires FWCC to adopt rules; authorizes FWCC employees & Florida Forest Service to operate drones for specified purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 3, 2021
Last action Mar 3, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2022
How they voted
21–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 23
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
18
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 494 (Ch. 2022-145)
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-2)
house
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Dec 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Dec 3, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Dec 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Dec 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Nov 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Buchanan
RRepublican
P
Tyler Sirois
RRepublican
Co
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
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