Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1173: Boating-restricted Areas
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act relating to boating-restricted areas; amending s. 327.46, F.S.; authorizing municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances to extend boatingrestricted areas under certain conditions; requiring the boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to boating-restricted areas; amending s. 327.46, F.S.; authorizing municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances to extend boatingrestricted areas under certain conditions; requiring the boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 327.46, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 327.46 Boating-restricted areas.-- (1) Boating-restricted areas, including, but not limited to, restrictions of vessel speeds and vessel traffic, may be established on the waters of this state for any purpose necessary to protect the safety of the public if such restrictions are necessary based on boating accidents, visibility, hazardous currents or water levels, vessel traffic congestion, or other navigational hazards or to protect seagrasses on privately owned submerged lands. (c) Municipalities and counties may adopt have the authority to establish by ordinance the following ordinances for other boating-restricted areas: words underlined are additions. hb1173-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 1173 2026 1. An ordinance regulating vessel speed and operation within 300 feet of a confluence of water bodies presenting a blind corner, up to a distance of 1,000 feet if such extended area is necessary to ensure safe navigation and visibility for approaching vessels. The boundaries of such areas must …
Sponsors
- Sirois, Tyler (R, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Sirois (R, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1103 (Ch. 2026-36)
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
- : Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
Votes
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1173?
- H1173 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Boating-restricted Areas.
- What does H1173 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to boating-restricted areas; amending s. 327.46, F.S.; authorizing municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances to extend boatingrestricted areas under certain conditions; requiring the boundaries of such areas to be clearly marked with specified markers; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1173?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1103 (Ch. 2026-36) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1173?
- Sirois, Tyler (R, HD-031), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1173?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1173
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