---
type: "Bill"
title: "Certificates of Title for Vessels"
description: "Certificates of Title for Vessels"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 475"
citation: "Florida HB 475 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["real and personal property", "social welfare", "vessels"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2019-76"
primary_sponsors: ["Williamson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1e4dcca-85d5-4aec-8c6a-3d8716aed345"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/ByCategory"
source_hash: "fea9013ed33171f1b694cdf60373b11c115cf3105de8c4c946739bfcbd52fa4d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 475 (2019) — Certificates of Title for Vessels

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2019-76.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 475 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 475 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 475 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 475 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 475 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 475 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/475/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Transportation & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (State Affairs Committee) — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Williamson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** Filed `filing`
- **2019-01-30** Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04** On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 3:00 pm, Reed Hall
- **2019-03-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- **2019-03-08** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-03-11** Now in Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2019-03-11** CS by Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2019-03-15** On Committee agenda-- Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
- **2019-03-19** CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- **2019-03-21** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-03-21** CS/CS by Transportation and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2019-03-22** Now in State Affairs Committee
- **2019-03-26** On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 03/28/19, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
- **2019-03-28** CS/CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
- **2019-03-29** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2019-03-29** CS/CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time
- **2019-04-01** Placed on Calendar
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
- **2019-04-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Amendment(s) adopted (239253, 319605, 646459, 828453)
- **2019-04-10** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2019-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-18** In Messages
- **2019-04-18** Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22** Received
- **2019-04-30** Withdrawn from Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2019-04-30** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 676
- **2019-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2019-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-01** CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Ordered enrolled
- **2019-06-05** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2019-06-07** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Chapter No. 2019-76

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1e4dcca-85d5-4aec-8c6a-3d8716aed345`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).