Florida · Senate Bill 628 · 2025 Regular Session

Boating Safety

SB 628 Sponsored by Jonathan Martin Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 20, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Citing this act as "Lucy's Law"; revising the definition of the term “livery vessel”; revising and providing penalties for vessel collisions, accidents, and casualties; revising and providing penalties for reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring the suspension of driver licenses for boating under the influence and reckless or careless operation of a vessel; requiring a person convicted of a certain criminal violation or certain noncriminal infractions within a specified period to complete a boater safety education course, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Transportation; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  5. SenateIntroduced
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Transportation · Senate Transportation
  8. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Transportation
  9. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Transportation9–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by Transportation read 1st time · Senate Transportation
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 999
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 289 -SJ 999
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 289 (Ch. 2025-197) -SJ 999

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 4, 2025 Senate committee CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Passed 8–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Transportation; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
  • T Transportation Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice 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.