---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restoration of Osborne Reef"
description: "Restoration of Osborne Reef; Requires DEP to submit status report on Osborne Reef cleanup & tire removal project to Legislature & to develop reef restoration plan & submit report on plan to Legislature."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 641"
citation: "Florida HB 641 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["reclamation", "and use"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-126"
primary_sponsors: ["LaMarca"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/706aa810-287f-42f5-a7f2-dc98ba1fddf4"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/641/ByCategory"
source_hash: "29c4e8ca3a228538acc0b9f69f358e680bcecf53922b619cfd70f6343ff7e6e2"
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 641 (2023) — Restoration of Osborne Reef

Restoration of Osborne Reef; Requires DEP to submit status report on Osborne Reef cleanup & tire removal project to Legislature & to develop reef restoration plan & submit report on plan to Legislature.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-126.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 641 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/641/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 641 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/641/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Infrastructure Strategies Committee) — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LaMarca — primary (person)
- Gottlieb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-15** Favorable by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
- **2023-03-15** Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-03-23** Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2023-03-27** Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-03-27** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2023-03-27** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-13** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** In Messages
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-27** Substituted for SB 546
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25** Chapter No. 2023-126

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/706aa810-287f-42f5-a7f2-dc98ba1fddf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).