Bill Summary
SB 1388 Vessels (2025 Session)
Vessels; Citing this act as the "Boater Freedom Act"; including Clean Marine Manufacturers within the Clean Marine Program; authorizing certain grants to be awarded for the construction and maintenance of publicly owned parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers; prohibiting certain officers from performing a vessel stop or boarding a vessel without probable cause or specified knowledge; requiring the Florida Fish and Wildlife 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. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
02/26/25
SENATE
Filed
03/06/25
SENATE
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 S
03/25/25
SENATE
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/25/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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