🌊 URGENT — Two Divers Killed. Please Act Now.
Two experienced divers — both with dive flags — were killed by boats in our waters in the past month.
📰 Kellie Williams, Dania Beach: Local 10 Dania / Hollywood story
📰 Florida Keys diver: Local 10 keys story
On April 15, 2026, Hollywood's City Commission voted 5-2 to move boat boundaries CLOSER — from 300 to 218 yards — directly over active snorkeling sites. Buoys are not installed yet. There is still time to change this.
In honor of the lives lost — Please take just 5 minutes to send 2 emails (samples included) ⬇️
1️⃣ Support Kellie's Law ---Email state representatives
2️⃣ Correct our boat boundary---Email Hollywood city officials
⚠️ NOTE ON SAMPLE EMAILS Personalized emails describing your own experience are always more powerful and impactful. If you are short on time — copy and paste is better than nothing. Either way — please send something
📧 ACTION 1 — EMAIL STATE REPRESENTATIVES Ask them to support Kellie's Law
A proposed 400-yard safety bill for Broward County — 'Kellie's Law'— has been submitted to the Broward Legislative Delegation and is gaining momentum.
The proposed bill will:
- Establish a 400-yard vessel exclusion zone along all of Broward County's coastline.
- Require mandatory boating safety education for ALL vessel operators
Sample Email:
To: DelegationInfo@broward.org, RMayersohn@broward.org, robin.bartleman@myfloridahouse.gov, osgood.rosalind@flsenate.gov, pizzo.jason@flsenate.gov, hillary.cassel@myfloridahouse.gov, marie.woodson@myfloridahouse.gov, polsky.tina@flsenate.gov, sharief.barbara.web@flsenate.gov, christine.hunschofsky@myfloridahouse.gov, dan.daley@myfloridahouse.gov, lisa.dunkley@myfloridahouse.gov, mitch.rosenwald@myfloridahouse.gov, daryl.campbell@myfloridahouse.gov, chip.lamarca@myfloridahouse.gov, michael.gottlieb@myfloridahouse.gov, felicia.robinson@myfloridahouse.gov
Subject: Please Support Kellie's Law — Proposed 400-Yard Boating Safety Bill for Broward County
Dear Members of the Broward Legislative Delegation,
Two experienced divers with dive flags have been killed by boats in our waters in the past month. I am urging your support for Kellie's Law — a proposed local bill that would establish a 400-yard vessel exclusion zone and require mandatory boating safety education for ALL operators in Broward County. This bill would save lives. Please champion this measure.
[Your Name and City]
📧 ACTION 2 — EMAIL HOLLYWOOD CITY OFFICIALS--Urge them to correct the boundary before more tragedies occur
Sample Email:
To: Mayor-Commissioners@hollywoodfl.org, rstorey@hollywoodfl.org, cobrien@hollywoodfl.org, jfuhrman@hollywoodfl.org, jefflevy@hollywoodfl.org, rengle@hollywoodfl.org
Subject: Two Deaths. Please Correct Our Boat Boundary Now.
Dear Mayor, Commissioners and City Staff,
Two experienced divers with dive flags have been killed by boats in South Florida waters in the past month. I am urging you to correct our boat boundary and place it past active snorkeling sites before more tragedies occur. A boundary at 218 yards places boats directly over our most popular snorkeling destinations. Please act now before it's too late! This ordinance can still be changed, and you have the power to do it. Our community is counting on you to keep our waters safe.
[Your Name and City]
✍️ KEEP SIGNING AND SHARING
Please continue sharing this petition — this is not over until boundaries are placed where they actually protect people. Anyone may sign — you do not need to live in Florida.
Questions? 📧SafeReefAccess@gmail.com
Thank you so much for all of your support!! Together, our mission continues. 🌊🐢