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CS/CS/SB 1594: Vessel Safety

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dean ; Latvala

Vessel Safety; Authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and certain law enforcement agencies or officers to relocate or remove vessels that unreasonably or unnecessarily constitute a navigational hazard or interfere with another vessel; exempting the commission or a law enforcement agency or officer from liability for damages to such a vessel caused by the relocation or removal thereof; providing an exception; requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to represent the commission in actions to recover such costs; authorizing the commission and certain law enforcement agencies and officers to relocate or remove a derelict vessel from public waters, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/1/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1363 (Ch. 2014-143) -SJ 926
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environmental Preservation and Conservation (EP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2014 Senate • Filed
    3/5/2014 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 214
    3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/13/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    • Introduced -SJ 214
    3/13/2014 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 242
    3/17/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 254
    3/18/2014 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 242
    3/26/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/31/14, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/31/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 355
    4/1/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 371
    4/3/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 355
    4/29/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 784
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 784
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14 -SJ 784
    5/1/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 926
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1363 -SJ 926
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1363 (Ch. 2014-143) -SJ 926

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  • CS/CS/SB 1594, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2014 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1363 (er) Vessel Safety Van Zant Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-143
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.44 Interference with navigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    376.11 Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund. Page 9 (pdf)
    376.15 Derelict vessels; removal from public waters. Page 4 (pdf)
    705.101 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    823.11 Abandoned and derelict vessels; removal; penalty. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1594, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/17/2014 at 2:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2014 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1363 (c1) Vessel Safety Van Zant Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-143
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    125370 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Bradley)     		3/28/2014
    3:43 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/31/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2014 4:00 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.44 Interference with navigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    376.15 Derelict vessels; removal from public waters. Page 3 (pdf)
    823.11 Abandoned and derelict vessels; removal; penalty. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 1594, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2014 at 5:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2014 (pdf)
    Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1363 Vessel Safety Van Zant Identical Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-143
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    590972 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    (Simpson)     		3/12/2014
    1:06 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/13/2014 9:00 AM Environmental Preservation and Conservation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    327.44 Interference with navigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    823.11 Abandoned and derelict vessels; removal; penalty. Page 3 (pdf)

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