# Florida HB 481: Anchoring Limitation Areas Florida HB 481, Anchoring Limitation Areas, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Vicki L. Lopez (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Chapter No. 2025-39) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB481-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 481 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Anchoring Limitation Areas - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Chapter No. 2025-39 - Sponsor: Vicki L. Lopez (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (160 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Vicki L. Lopez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 29 | 8 | | | 2025-04-21 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 16 | 7 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-05-20: Chapter No. 2025-39 - 2025-05-19: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-30: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-30: CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 8 -SJ 1010 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time -SJ 1009 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Amendment(s) failed (134212) -SJ 638 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 617 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 7 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-16: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-16: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Immediately certified (House) - 2025-04-16: CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-16: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025) (House) - 2025-04-04: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-04: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2025-04-03: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-02: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-18: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2025-03-13: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-03-12: CS Filed (House) - 2025-03-12: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-03-12: Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-11: Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-07: Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-19: Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-05-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/481/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB481-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).