Bill Summary
HB 87 Taking of Bears (2024 Session)
Taking of Bears: Providing for the taking of bears without certain penalties under specified conditions; requiring the disposal of such bears by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; prohibiting certain possession, sale, and disposal of such bears or their parts; etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
09/28/23
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Filed
10/17/23
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Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Infrastructure Strategies Committee
10/17/23
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Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
12/05/23
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On Committee agenda - Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee, 12/12/23, 3:30 pm, 404 H
12/12/23
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Favorable by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 4 Nays
12/12/23
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Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
01/17/24
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On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/19/24, 9:00 am, 212 K
01/19/24
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Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/19/24
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Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
01/26/24
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On Committee agenda - Infrastructure Strategies Committee, 01/30/24, 10:00 am, 404 H
01/30/24
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Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee; 16 Yeas, 9 Nays
01/30/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/31/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/12/24
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/15/24
02/15/24
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 88 Yeas / 29 Nays)
02/15/24
SENATE
In Messages
02/16/24
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
02/21/24
SENATE
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SBĀ 0632; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (542244); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 24 Yeas / 12 Nays); Immediately certified
02/21/24
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In returning messages
03/07/24
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (542244); Passed (Vote: 83 Yeas / 28 Nays)
03/07/24
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/12/24
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/12/24
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/07/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/22/24)
06/21/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-256
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Research & Reports
Revenue Estimating Coverence Reports, Veto, Transmittal letters and more. Learn more.
- Bearing Witness: The Stakes for Florida's Black Bears in the Face of House Bill 87
- Sierra Club Florida Urges Governor DeSantis to Kill HB 87, Not Bears
- 2024 House End of Session Summaries
- Transmittal Letter for House Bills Signed Into Law Friday, June 21, 2024
- Sierra Club Florida: Governor DeSantis Fails to Protect Florida's Black Bears by Signing HB 87
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