--- type: "Bill" title: "Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions" description: "Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions; Authorizes counties & municipalities to adopt ordinances authorizing code enforcement officers to administer enforcement of certain provisions relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict & long-term anchoring permit requirements, respectively; provides that such ordinances may not take effect until reviewed & approved by FWCC; requires FWCC to adopt rules; revises exemption from anchoring limitation area requirements for certain vessels; authorizes municipalities & counties to adopt ordinances to extend boating-restricted areas under certain conditions; requires boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 1103" citation: "Florida HB 1103 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["vessels"] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2026-36" primary_sponsors: ["Andrade", "Basabe"] version_count: 4 action_count: 47 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2026-01-07" last_action: "2026-04-21" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f27ea697-457f-476c-88e7-efe3bce55da4" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1103/ByCategory" source_hash: "86d2e200fc194723f44a3bee95aa4f7f195460a31cebcbdbe9312c109ceeb822" 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 1103 (2026) — Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions Local Administration of Vessel Restrictions; Authorizes counties & municipalities to adopt ordinances authorizing code enforcement officers to administer enforcement of certain provisions relating to vessels at risk of becoming derelict & long-term anchoring permit requirements, respectively; provides that such ordinances may not take effect until reviewed & approved by FWCC; requires FWCC to adopt rules; revises exemption from anchoring limitation area requirements for certain vessels; authorizes municipalities & counties to adopt ordinances to extend boating-restricted areas under certain conditions; requires boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-36. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1103 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1103/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1103 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1103/BillText/c1/PDF) 3. **H 1103 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1103/BillText/c2/PDF) 4. **H 1103 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1103/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - Favorable (State Affairs Committee) — **23–0** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper - Favorable With Committee Substitute (Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Favorable With Committee Substitute (Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower - Passage, Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Andrade — primary (person) - Basabe — primary (person) - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee — primary (organization) - Chaney — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-01-07** Filed `filing` - **2026-01-12** Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2026-01-12** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2026-01-12** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee` - **2026-01-12** Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee - **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1` - **2026-01-26** Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda - **2026-01-28** Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-01-29** Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee - **2026-01-29** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2026-01-29** CS Filed `filing` - **2026-01-29** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1` - **2026-01-30** Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2026-01-30** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee` - **2026-01-30** Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - **2026-02-10** Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda - **2026-02-12** Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-12** Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - **2026-02-13** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral` - **2026-02-13** CS Filed `filing` - **2026-02-13** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1` - **2026-02-16** Referred to State Affairs Committee `referral-committee` - **2026-02-16** Now in State Affairs Committee - **2026-02-20** Added to State Affairs Committee agenda - **2026-02-24** Favorable by State Affairs Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-24** Reported out of State Affairs Committee - **2026-02-24** Bill released to House Calendar - **2026-02-24** Added to Second Reading Calendar - **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) - **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-03-03** CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-03-03** In Messages - **2026-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee` - **2026-03-03** Received `enrolled` - **2026-03-05** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal` - **2026-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2026-03-05** Substituted for CS/SB 1682 - **2026-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-03-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage` - **2026-03-05** In Messages - **2026-03-05** Ordered enrolled `enrolled` - **2026-04-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-20** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2026-04-21** Chapter No. 2026-36 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f27ea697-457f-476c-88e7-efe3bce55da4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).