Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Summary
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Requiring lead land managing agencies, in consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, to consider the use of state lands as gopher tortoise recipient sites in certain management plans; requiring the commission, subject to appropriation, to encourage the establishment of gopher tortoise recipient sites on private lands and to create an online dashboard for certain gopher tortoise recipient site information; revising the notices a person must be given for failure to submit to certain tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; authorizing individuals, when participating in certain athletic team practices or competitions, to operate a human-powered vessel within the marked channel of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway under certain circumstances; prohibiting municipalities and counties from designating certain waters adjacent to designated public bathing beaches or swim areas as vessel exclusion zones, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
16
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 26, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 658216 Concur
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (031891)
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (658216)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 1
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment 031891 adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (289912)
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 01/27/22, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 01/12/22, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Dec 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Dec 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Nov 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 11/30/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Oct 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Travis Hutson
RRepublican
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