05/16/2025
HB481 has passed. We need a VETO from Governor Ron DeSantis.
Call (850) 488-7146
Email
SPEAK UP.
They do not own the water. Keep our boating thriving!!
Help Us Secure a Veto for Florida’s Latest Anti-Anchoring Bill
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill that is bad for boating! HB 481 closes additional key areas of Biscayne Bay to anchoring for even one night. It also negates the requirement that the State regulate anchoring by allowing municipalities in the most populous counties to designate their own anchoring laws. This will result in a patchwork of rules that are hard for well-meaning boaters to follow. There are other negative impacts as well. Here is a link to all of the details:
https://46873815.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/46873815/BRAC-VETOHB481-TalkingPoints-20250507.pdf
Our only chance to prevent this bill from becoming law is to secure a veto from Governor DeSantis. Our Coalition has developed a multi-pronged strategy that includes letters, emails, and calls to the Governor – we need you to do all three! We are also in need of boaters who have cruised Florida to submit videos for social media (see below).
All of the details, talking points, and contact information are on our Coalition’s website: https://boatersrightscoalition.org/veto That site also walks you through the process of submitting an email and sending a letter.
We need to flood the Governor with calls, emails, and letters. Please, each and every one of you reading this, take a moment to:
Send an email to Governor DeSantis: https://boatersrightscoalition.org/email-desantis
Send a letter to Governor DeSantis: https://boatersrightscoalition.org/veto
If you are without access to a printer or post office, email your letter to [email protected] and we’ll print and mail it for you.
Call the Governor’s office at (850) 488-7146 and let the person you talk with know you want the Governor to veto HB 481.
Then, ask your spouse to do the same. Ask your friends and neighbors, and especially ask your boating friends, to write and call too!
In addition to the letters, calls, and emails to the Governor, our veto campaign includes social media videos highlighting the amount of money boaters spend in Florida. If you have cruised Florida, please calculate your spending there over a given period of time. Then, record a short video highlighting how much you contributed to Florida’s economy while boating there. Include the tagline “Anchoring Fuels Florida” and be sure to directly ask Governor DeSantis to veto HB 481.
You can view examples of some already recorded videos on our social media:
https://www.facebook.com/BoatersRightsCoalition
https://x.com/Boaters_Rights
https://www.instagram.com/boatersrights/
Once you’ve recorded the video, please email it to [email protected]. That will enable us to add the intro slide with the tagline and upload it to all our social media channels where we’ll also tag the Governor to be sure his staff sees it.
Be sure to like and follow while you’re on our social media platforms, and share the content to your own pages and groups!
Any question? Feel free to email us at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your efforts! Let’s convince Governor DeSantis to welcome boaters to Florida by vetoing HB 481!If
