Anchoring Limitation Areas
Summary
Anchoring Limitation Areas; Restricts local regulation of vessels outside marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties; designates specified sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas; increases prohibited anchoring & mooring distance of vessels & floating structures near public mooring fields.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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This bill version transition marks the final enrolled version of HB 481, incorporating minor formatting updates and page numbering changes from the committee version. The substantive policy content regarding anchoring limitation areas remains unchanged, with only technical markup adjustments reflecting its final legislative status.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'CS/CS/HB 481' to 'ENROLLED' to indicate final legislative approval
Bill identifier updated from 'hb481-02-c2' to 'hb481 -02-er' to reflect enrolled version
Minor spacing adjustment in Section 2 header formatting
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
29–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic10
60% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
14
Committee
16
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 8
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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