The Florida Senate

CS/CS/HB 323: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; Sirois ; Buchanan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Morales

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Requires land managing agencies, in consultation with FWCC, to consider gopher tortoise recipient sites in certain plans & include certain assessments in such plans; authorizes owners of certain lands to establish gopher tortoise recipient sites or conservation banks; directs FWCC to take certain actions regarding recipient site applications & participation, & submit report to Legislature; requires certain forms relating to boating under influence be provided by FWCC rather than DHSMV; authorizes certain athletic teams & sports to operate human-powered vessel within specified waterway; revises authorized conditions for determining vessels at risk of becoming derelict; prohibits municipalities & counties from designating public bathing beach & swim areas within specified waterway; repeals provisions relating to derelict vessels & relocation & removal of such vessels; authorizes FWCC to provide derelict vessel grants to local governments; requires FWCC to adopt rules; authorizes FWCC employees & Florida Forest Service to operate drones for specified purposes.

• Bill History
• Related Bills (1)
• Bill Text (3)
• Amendments (4)
• Analyses (3)
• Vote History (0)
• Citations (19)

Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
10/15/2021	House	• Filed
11/5/2021	House	• Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
11/23/2021	House	• Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
12/1/2021	House	• Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
12/3/2021	House	• Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
12/7/2021	House	• Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
1/11/2022	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/10/2022	House	• Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2/14/2022	House	• Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
2/21/2022	House	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/23/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2/25/2022	House	• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/26/2022	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
2/28/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/3/2022	House	• Substituted CS/CS/SB 494 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 494 (Ch. 2022-145)

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 494 (er)	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission	Hutson	Similar	Last Action: 6/1/2022 Chapter No. 2022-142

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 323 Filed	10/15/2021 4:00 PM	PDF
H 323 c1	12/3/2021 12:28 PM	PDF
H 323 c2	2/26/2022 7:42 AM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 323 Filed

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
096309 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Sirois	11/30/2021 6:17 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/2/2022	PDF

H 323 c1

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
547707 - Amendment Between lines 56 and 57, insert:	Buchanan	2/22/2022 7:07 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/24/2022	PDF
421853 - Amendment Remove lines 81-154 and insert:	Sirois	2/22/2022 6:09 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/24/2022	PDF
639493 - Strike All Amendment Remove lines 81-154 and insert:	Sirois	2/22/2022 4:40 PM	Withdrawn 2/24/2022	PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 323	Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	6/1/2022 4:00 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 323	Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	2/14/2022 8:18 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 323	State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting)	2/25/2022 5:34 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

No Committee Vote History Available

Vote History - Floor

No Vote History Available

Citations - Statutes (18)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
125.01	Powers and duties.	Page 43 (pdf)
259.105	The Florida Forever Act.	Page 4 (pdf)
327.04	Rules.	Page 36 (pdf)
327.352	Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal.	Page 36 (pdf)
327.35215	Penalty for failure to submit to test.	Page 13 (pdf)
327.371	Human-powered vessels regulated.	Page 13 (pdf)
327.4107	Vessels at risk of becoming derelict on waters of this state.	Page 14 (pdf)
327.46	Boating-restricted areas.	Page 14 (pdf)
328.09	Refusal to issue and authority to cancel a certificate of title or registration.	Page 40 (pdf)
328.72	Classification; registration; fees and charges; surcharge; disposition of fees; fines; marine turtle stickers.	Page 40 (pdf)
376.11	Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund.	Page 42 (pdf)
376.15	Derelict vessels; relocation or removal from waters of this state.	Page 17 (pdf)
379.101	Definitions.	Page 17 (pdf)
379.2412	State preemption of power to regulate.	Page 43 (pdf)
705.101	Definitions.	Page 18 (pdf)
705.103	Procedure for abandoned or lost property.	Page 18 (pdf), Page 24 (pdf)
823.11	Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty.	Page 29 (pdf)
934.50	Searches and seizure using a drone.	Page 35 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (1)

Chapter Law	Section Amended	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
2021-184	Section 25	Page 30 (pdf)