Dry Sandy Beaches
- Introduced Feb 28, 2025
- In committee Mar 7, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Dry Sandy Beaches; Revising the definition of the term “conservation purposes”; revising requirements for tax exemptions for certain real property; revising the goal of a comprehensive, statewide 5-year plan to conserve, restore, and protect certain lands; requiring the Division of State Lands and the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas to establish a pilot program to conduct an inventory of dry sandy beaches in preparation for a specified application, etc.
Every action
10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Finance and Tax; Appropriations · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
- CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources8–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax
- CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
- SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Finance and Tax · Senate Finance and Tax
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Senate Environment and Natural Resources | CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 8
Not voting · 1 |
8–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
-
Joe GrutersR Primary sponsor · District 22
- Ea Environment and Natural Resources Sponsoring committee
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.