SB 594 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Anchoring or Mooring at Seaports

Summary

Anchoring or Mooring at Seaports; Authorizing the governing bodies of certain seaports to apply to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to prohibit anchoring or mooring within specified boundary limits for specified purposes; authorizing the commission to consult with certain entities when considering an application for seaports where anchoring and mooring will be prohibited and the boundaries of such prohibited areas; requiring certain seaports annually to review the boundaries of approved prohibitions and notify the commission of such review and proposed modifications if necessary, etc.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 594 c1 → S 594 c2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from a Committee Substitute to a Committee Substitute 2 version, primarily changing the maximum prohibited anchoring distance from 5,000 feet to 2,500 feet and adding new requirements for annual reviews and rulemaking authority. These changes tighten the geographic scope of prohibited areas and strengthen ongoing oversight of seaport anchoring restrictions.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by reducing the maximum prohibited anchoring distance from 5,000 feet to 2,500 feet from seaport entrances or piers.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced maximum prohibited anchoring distance from 5,000 feet to 2,500 feet from seaport entrances or piers

Added requirement for seaports to review approved prohibitions annually at public meetings and notify the commission of results

Added requirement for seaports to include approved anchoring limitations in their security and strategic plans

Added rulemaking authority for the commission to adopt rules implementing the section

ENFORCEMENT

Added reference to chapter 120 for commission action review

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/04/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Transportation; Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors