Florida House Bill 1149

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-05 - Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
Pending: House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides penalty for certain vessels occupying waters of this state if FWCC officer or law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; revises manner & timeframe for vessel owners or operators to demonstrate vessel's effective means of propulsion; requires FWCC to issue permit for long-term anchoring; provides penalty for long-term anchoring without permit; authorizes enforcement of certain noncriminal violations by citation; requires that vessel subject to specified number of violations within specified period be declared public nuisance; authorizes certain persons to relocate certain vessels; revises notice placed upon derelict vessel declared public nuisance provides prima facie evidence of ownership or control of derelict vessel; provides means of exonerating owner of vessel or derelict vessel of responsibility if such owner attempts to transfer ownership or control of such vessel; provides that owner of derelict vessel is exclusively responsible for all costs associated with relocation or disposal; prohibits person from dwelling or residing on derelict vessel; authorizes law enforcement officers to enforce such provisions.

Vessel Accountability

Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-05	House	Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-03-05	House	Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2025-03-04	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-02-26	House	Filed

S164 (Same As) 2025-03-05 - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
327	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	4107		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	4108		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	4111		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	54		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	70		Amended Code	See Bill Text
327	73		Amended Code	See Bill Text
705	101		Amended Code	See Bill Text
705	103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
705	104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
713	585		Amended Code	See Bill Text
823	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1149
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1149/BillText/Filed/PDF