Flounder/Red Snapper Seasons and Shrimp Trawl.

The bill now specifically targets southern flounder instead of both flounder and red snapper for the pilot program.

Red snapper provisions were added to allow a year-round season with a limit of two fish per person per day and a 20-inch minimum size limit in state waters.

A commercial quota of 750,000 pounds was established for southern flounder with a carryover system for unused or overage amounts.

A requirement was added to complete a southern flounder stock assessment by July 1, 2026, with reporting to committees by August 1, 2026.

The bill language was updated to reference Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan for continued applicability of existing regulations.

The recreational fishing season for flounder and red snapper was extended from ending July 31 to ending November 15.

The specific term 'summer' was removed from references to flounder, changing 'summer flounder' to simply 'flounder' throughout the text.

Header information listing specific sponsors and committee referrals was removed, likely to be updated with current legislative data.

Bill title and formatting updated from 'H.B. 442' to 'HOUSE BILL 442' with new session date and document identifier

Additional sponsors (Goodwin, Davis, and Kidwell) were added to the sponsor list with a note directing to the General Assembly website for complete sponsor information

Reference document identifier changed from 'DRH30208-MH-25' to 'H442-v-1' and page footer updated to 'House Bill 442-First Edition'

Minor line break adjustment in the bill text regarding catch and release provisions, but no substantive policy change