The Florida Senate

CS/HB 321: Release of Balloons

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee ; Chaney ; Mooney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Basabe ; Garcia ; Gottlieb ; Hunschofsky ; LaMarca ; López, J. ; Waldron

Release of Balloons; Revises prohibition on release of certain balloons to delete specified timeframe & number of balloons; deletes exemption from such prohibition for certain biodegradable or photodegradable balloons; provides that person who violates prohibition commits noncriminal infraction of littering; revises penalty for such violation; deletes provision authorizing petitions to enjoin release of balloons.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/2/2023	House	• Filed
  11/13/2023	House	• Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
  12/5/2023	House	• Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
  12/12/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
  12/13/2023	House	• Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  12/18/2023	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/26/2024	House	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/30/2024	House	• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/31/2024	House	• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
  2/6/2024	House	• Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
  2/8/2024	House	• Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/12/2024	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
  2/15/2024	House	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 1
  2/15/2024	Senate	• In Messages
  2/16/2024	Senate	• Referred to Fiscal Policy
  2/20/2024	Senate	• Received
  3/4/2024	Senate	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 638 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 602 -SJ 638 • Read 2nd time -SJ 638 • Amendment(s) adopted (915176) -SJ 638 • Read 3rd time -SJ 639 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 639
  3/4/2024	House	• In Messages
  3/5/2024	House	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 915176 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 102, NAYS 9 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

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• CS/HB 321, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2024 at 10:00 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 602 (c2)	Release of Balloons	DiCeglie	Identical	Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 321 -SJ 638

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  379.233	Release of balloons.	Page 1 (pdf)
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 3 (pdf)
  403.4135	Litter receptacles.	Page 5 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 321, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/5/2024 at 9:25 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 602 (c2)	Release of Balloons	DiCeglie	Similar	Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 321 -SJ 638

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  379.233	Release of balloons.	Page 1 (pdf)
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 3 (pdf)
  403.4135	Litter receptacles.	Page 3 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 321, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/13/2023 at 2:39 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2024 (pdf) Infrastructure Strategies Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 602 (c2)	Release of Balloons	DiCeglie	Similar	Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 321 -SJ 638

  Floor Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  915176 - Amendment Delete lines 48 - 69 and insert:	DiCeglie	3/4/2024 8:43 AM	House: Concur 3/5/2024	Web Page PDF

  Floor Votes (3)

  Date	Chamber	Result
  2/15/2024 2:33 PM	House	114 Yeas - 1 Nays
  3/4/2024 3:50 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 2 Nays
  3/5/2024 6:38 PM	House	102 Yeas - 9 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  379.233	Release of balloons.	Page 1 (pdf)
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 3 (pdf)
  403.4135	Litter receptacles.	Page 3 (pdf)

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• HB 321, Original Filed Version Posted 11/2/2023 at 11:53 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 602	Release of Balloons	DiCeglie	Compare	Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 321 -SJ 638

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  576075 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Chaney	12/11/2023 1:33 PM	Adopted without Objection 12/12/2023	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  379.233	Release of balloons.	Page 1 (pdf)
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 2 (pdf)

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