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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 866: Anchoring Limitation Areas

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 866 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Anchoring Limitation Areas. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 481 (Ch. 2025-39).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Anchoring Limitation Areas; Restricting local regulation of vessels outside the marked boundaries of mooring fields in certain counties and areas of critical state concern; designating specified sections of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County as grandfathered-in anchoring limitation areas; increasing the prohibited anchoring and mooring distance of vessels and floating structures near public mooring fields, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 481 (Ch. 2025-39)
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in Community Affairs
  4. Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  5. On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  6. Introduced
  7. Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source