Florida · Senate Bill 50 · 2025 Regular Session

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience

SB 50 Sponsored by Ileana Garcia Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 20, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Specifying that the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida, rather than within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science; requiring the hub to develop design guidelines and standards for optimal combinations of green and gray infrastructure and to model the effects of conceptual designs of certain green and gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience, etc.

Every action

23 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources9–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. SenateIntroduced
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 233
  2. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (384900) -SJ 233
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 233
  4. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 23339–0 vote
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 242
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 · Full Senate

39–0
Mar 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 0
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 28 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 5, 2025 Senate committee CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0
Mar 12, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Ileana GarciaR Primary sponsor · District 36
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.