Florida · Senate Bill 1388 · 2025 Regular Session

Vessels

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 1, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 19, 2025
  6. Became law May 19, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Vessels; Specifying that the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s authorization to establish protection zones includes modifying the allowable means of certain vessel positioning to prevent significant harm to certain springs; prohibiting an officer from performing a vessel stop or boarding a vessel without probable cause; requiring the commission, in coordination with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to create the “Florida Freedom Boater” safety inspection decal for specified purposes; creating the “Watercraft Energy Source Freedom Act”, etc.

Every action

36 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources8–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 575
  17. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (180386) -SJ 584
  18. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 584
  19. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 584
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  25. HouseAmendment 848887 adopted
  26. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  27. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  28. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 104, NAYS 7
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateConcurred in 1 amendment(s) (848887) -SJ 1081
  4. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 1081
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-35

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

35–0
Apr 28, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 24 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

Not voting · 1

Excused · 2

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

104–7
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 104 No 7 Not voting 8
Democrats: 23 yes, 6 no Republicans: 81 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 104

No · 7

Not voting · 8

Returning Messages · Full Senate

35–2
May 1, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 2 Not voting 1
Democrats: 9 yes, 1 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 2

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Environment and Natural Resources Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

Not voting · 1

8–0
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 11

Not voting · 1

11–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 1

18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay TrumbullR Primary sponsor · District 2
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.