Provides certain marine operations are allowed to meet, coordinate, and implement actions on issues of mutual interest regarding the movement of cargo and passengers.

Provides that port districts that provide or seek to provide certain marine operations are allowed to meet, coordinate, and implement actions on issues of mutual interest regarding the movement of cargo and passengers, when those meetings are conducted under an agreement filed with the Federal Maritime Commission, including:
� rates and charges;
� rules, practices, and procedures;
� matters concerning their facilities; and
� other related matters.
A specific reference is made to allowing these activities without liability under federal antitrust law.

The authority provided to certain port districts expires after 10 years.

Effective 7/23/2023.

01/12/2023 First reading in House. Referred to House Committee on Transportation.
02/01/2023 Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation.
02/9/2023 Executive action taken in House Committee on Transportation.
02/14/2023 Referred to House Committee on Rules for review.
02/22/2023 Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
02/28/2023 Third reading, Passed House.
03/02/2023 First reading in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.
03/27/2023 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation.
04/04/2023 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation. Passed to Senate Committee on Rules for second reading.
04/10/2023 Placed on second reading by Senate Committee on Rules.
04/12/ 2023 Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
04/12/2023 Third reading. Passed Senate.
04/18/2023 House concurred in Senate amendments.
Passed final passage.
04/20/2023 Signed by Speaker of the House and President of the Senate.
04/21/2023 Delivered to Governor.
05/09/2023 Governor signed.