Bill Info and Details
Bill Details
| Subject | Conservation & Natural Resources; Waters & Boating |
|---|---|
| Title | State waters; persons commercially cutting aquatic plants required to remove cut plants, criminal penalties established |
| Status | Enacted |
| Last Action | 3/19/2025 - Senate Enacted - 2025-48 |
| Committees | House Agriculture and ForestrySenate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
| First Read | 2/4/2025 |
| Companion | HB212 - Kirkland |
| Cosponsors | Kitchens |
| Date | Body | Matter | Amd/Sub | Committee | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/19/2025 | Senate | Enacted | |||
3/5/2025 | House | Signature Requested | |||
3/5/2025 | Senate | Delivered to Governor | |||
3/4/2025 | Senate | Enrolled | |||
3/4/2025 | Senate | Ready to Enroll | |||
3/4/2025 | Senate | Ready to Enroll | |||
3/4/2025 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 314 | R 314 | ||
3/4/2025 | House | Third Reading in Second House | R 313 | ||
2/27/2025 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Agriculture and Forestry | ||
2/26/2025 | House | Reported Out of Committee Second House | |||
2/20/2025 | House | Pending Committee Action in Second House | Agriculture and Forestry | ||
2/20/2025 | House | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry | |||
2/18/2025 | Senate | Engrossed | |||
2/18/2025 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 114 | R 114 | ||
2/18/2025 | Senate | Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 113 | R 113 | ||
2/18/2025 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | ||
2/18/2025 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | R 112 | ||
2/12/2025 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | ||
2/12/2025 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin | |||
2/12/2025 | Senate | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | ||
2/4/2025 | Senate | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | ||
2/4/2025 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
Date
3/19/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/5/2025
Body
House
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/5/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
3/4/2025
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 314
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 314
Date
3/4/2025
Body
House
Matter
Third Reading in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 313
Date
2/27/2025
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/26/2025
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/20/2025
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/20/2025
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/18/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Engrossed
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/18/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 114
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 114
Date
2/18/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 113
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 113
Date
2/18/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment Offered
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/18/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 112
Date
2/12/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/12/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Date
2/12/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 1st Amendment
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Vote
Date
2/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Act No.
2025-48Effective Date Certain
This act: (1) requires any person engaging in the business of cutting, trimming, severing, or uprooting aquatic plants within public waters to employ commercially reasonable methods to remove any cut, trimmed, severed, or uprooted aquatic plant matter from public waters; (2) provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor; and (3) requires the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to adopt rules.
Fiscal Notes
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Enacted |
Passed First Chamber |
Reported by First Chamber Committee |
Introduced |
Budget Isolation Resolutions
| BIR | Body | Date | Matter | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIR201 | House | 3/4/2025 | Passed by Second House | R 313 |
BIR201 | Senate | 2/18/2025 | Passed by House of Origin | R 112 |
BIR
BIR201
Body
House
Date
3/4/2025
Matter
Passed by Second House
Vote
R 313
BIR
BIR201
Body
Senate
Date
2/18/2025
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 112