republic-os/legislation/us/states/fl/2018/hb-53.md

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Florida HB 53 (2018) — Coral Reefs

Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-30.

Version chain

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

1. H 53 Filed (filed) — source
2. H 53 er (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Government Accountability Committee) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee) — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Natural Resources & Public Lands Subcommittee) — 12–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 35–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jacobs — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-08-18 Filed filing
• 2017-08-30 Referred to Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee referral-committee
• 2017-10-05 On Committee agenda-- Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee, 10/12/17, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
• 2017-10-12 Favorable by Natural Resources and Public Lands Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-10-12 Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• 2017-11-08 On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 11/15/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
• 2017-11-15 Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-11-15 Now in Government Accountability Committee
• 2018-01-09 Introduced introduction
• 2018-01-09 On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 01/11/18, 10:30 am, Morris Hall
• 2018-01-11 Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-01-11 Placed on Calendar
• 2018-01-18 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
• 2018-01-24 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2018-01-24 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2018-01-25 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2018-01-25 Passed; YEAS 107 NAYS 0
• 2018-01-31 In Messages
• 2018-01-31 Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations referral-committee
• 2018-01-31 Received
• 2018-02-01 Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations withdrawal
• 2018-02-01 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• 2018-02-01 Substituted for SB 232
• 2018-02-01 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2018-02-01 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2018-02-07 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2018-02-07 Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0
• 2018-02-08 Ordered enrolled
• 2018-03-09 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• 2018-03-19 Approved by Governor executive-signature
• 2018-03-21 Chapter No. 2018-30

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a42be4dc-93f7-4880-a41c-e4519c42e6b7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).