CS/SB 1304 (2017) -  Florida Black Bears

General Bill by Environmental Preservation and Conservation and Stewart (CO-SPONSORS) Torres
Florida Black Bears: Creating the “Florida Black Bear Protection Act”; prohibiting the issuance of a permit authorizing the recreational hunting of Florida black bears mothering cubs under 100 pounds; specifying a penalty for the unlawful harvesting of saw palmetto berries on state lands; prohibiting prescribed burns in certain designated habitats during specified times, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2017
Last Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Environmental Preservation and Conservation
    • On agenda for: 04/19/17 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 1
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 491 Subject: Florida Black Bears Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 900786 , Environmental Preservation and Conservation, Stewart Date Filed: 04/18/17, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 03:00 PM
    • AA 182914 , Environmental Preservation and Conservation, Hutson Date Filed: 04/19/17, Line#: 18 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 03:00 PM
    • AA 723350 , Environmental Preservation and Conservation, Hutson Date Filed: 04/19/17, Line#: 24 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2017 03:00 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation 4/20/2017 10:49:59 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation 4/18/2017 1:48:37 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation read 1st time -SJ 450 Time: 04/25/2017 - 7:40 PM Member: Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources -SJ 442 Time: 04/21/2017 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/20/2017 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 442 Time: 04/19/2017 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 04/19/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 04/14/2017 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 184 Time: 03/15/2017 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 184 Time: 03/14/2017 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Environmental Preservation and Conservation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/28/2017 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
379.3018 HB 491
590.125 HB 491