# Florida SB 830: Disposition of Migrant Vessels

Florida SB 830, Disposition of Migrant Vessels, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Chapter No. 2025-34) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB830-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 830
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Disposition of Migrant Vessels
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Chapter No. 2025-34
- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (184 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Removal grants help Florida coastal communities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Florida's vessel-removal grants include migrant vessels alongside derelict and public-nuisance vessels. Local governments can get help with removal, storage, destruction, and disposal. Money comes from the Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund or Florida Coastal Protectio…
- New Florida vessel bans and removal rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, people and businesses cannot leave derelict or migrant vessels in Florida waters for more than 24 hours. A migrant vessel is irregularly built or equipped with makeshift materials and designed, intended, or used to carry undocumented immigrants. It also must lack either a bo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ana Maria Rodriguez (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 112 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | Environment and Natural Resources Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-20: Chapter No. 2025-34
- 2025-05-19: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 527 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 527 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 527 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2025-04-14: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/830/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB830-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).