Florida · Senate Bill 796 · 2025 Regular Session

General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems

SB 796 Sponsored by Jennifer Bradley Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 18, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 15, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 29, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 20, 2025

What it does

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

General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems ; Authorizing the Secretary of Environmental Protection to grant a general permit for the replacement of an existing onsite sewage treatment and disposal system with a distributed wastewater treatment system under certain circumstances; providing for the installation of distributed wastewater treatment units to proceed without any further action by the Department of Environmental Protection if a permittee submits a notification to the department at least a specified number of days before installation, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 415
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 415
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 421
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  22. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-165

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Passed 12–0
Apr 8, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.