Florida · Senate Bill 164 · 2025 Regular Session

Vessel Accountability

SB 164 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 14, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 19, 2025

What it does

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

Defining the term “vessel owner”; providing a penalty for a person anchoring, mooring, or allowing certain vessels to occupy the waters of this state if an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; requiring the commission to issue, at no cost, a permit for the long-term anchoring of a vessel which includes specified information…

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Defining the term “vessel owner”; providing a penalty for a person anchoring, mooring, or allowing certain vessels to occupy the waters of this state if an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a law enforcement agency finds that specified conditions exist; requiring the commission to issue, at no cost, a permit for the long-term anchoring of a vessel which includes specified information; requiring the commission to use an electronic application and permitting system; requiring that a vessel subject to a specified number of violations within a 24-month period which result in certain dispositions be declared a public nuisance, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 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. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/03/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources9–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  8. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/27/25, 1:00 pm, 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, 04/03/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 3198
  17. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (849776) -SJ 319
  18. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 321
  19. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 32137–0 vote
  20. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 330
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  24. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  25. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-147

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 321 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 3, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

113–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 3, 2025 Senate committee CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Passed 12–0
Mar 27, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Ana Maria RodriguezR Primary sponsor · District 40
  • Ea Environment and Natural Resources Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.