Florida - Session 2026
Title: Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Environmental Protection; Removes provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; requires certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifies requirements for such plans; revises the date by which certain major permitted sources of air pollution must pay an annual operation license fee; ratifies specified rules relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to provisions which require ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs, etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-20 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-20 | Latest Action | - Chapter No. 2026-2 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 288 | Rural Electric Cooperatives | enacted |
| CS/CS/SB 848 | Stormwater Treatment | enrolled |
| CS/HB 1089 | Waste Facilities | failed |
| HB 1145 | Electric Utility Ten-year Site Plans | failed |
| HB 1277 | Prohibition on Levying Ad Valorem Taxes on Tangible Personal Property | failed |
| CS/CS/HB 1461 | Advanced Nuclear Reactors | failed |
| HB 193 | Utilities | failed |
| HB 545 | Watercraft Restrictions Based on Energy Source | failed |