Florida SB 602: Watercraft Restrictions Based on Energy Source

Bill Text

602 
Watercraft Restrictions Based on Energy Source 
2025-11-19T11:16:00Z 
Providing an exception to the prohibition on state agencies, governmental authorities, and local governments restricting the use or sale of watercraft based on the energy source used to power the watercraft if such watercraft is used on certain bodies of water, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 602 

 By Senator Bernard 

 24-01181-26 2026602__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to watercraft restrictions based on 
 3 energy source; amending s. 327.75, F.S.; providing an 
 4 exception to the prohibition on state agencies, 
 5 governmental authorities, and local governments 
 6 restricting the use or sale of watercraft based on the 
 7 energy source used to power the watercraft if such 
 8 watercraft is used on certain bodies of water; 
 9 providing an effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 327.75, Florida 
 14 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 15 327.75 Watercraft Energy Source Freedom Act.— 
 16 (3) PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIONS BASED ON ENERGY SOURCE.— 
 17 (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state 
 18 agency, municipality, governmental entity, or county may not 
 19 restrict the use or sale of a watercraft based on the energy 
 20 source used to power the watercraft, including an energy source 
 21 used for propulsion or used for powering other functions of the 
 22 watercraft. 
 23 (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to the use or sale of a 
 24 watercraft on any lake, reservoir, or drainage pond, or a 
 25 detention or retention pond, which is necessary for the 
 26 preservation or protection of such waters from contamination. 
 27 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.