Florida · Senate Bill 1042 · 2026 Regular Session

Public Waters

SB 1042 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 30, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Public Waters; Prohibiting local governments and special districts from applying for a permit to establish or maintain a public mooring field under certain circumstances; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; requiring counties, municipalities, special districts, and, if applicable, the state to close certain beach waters and public bathing places, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules · Senate Health Policy
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeDied in Health Policy · Senate Health Policy

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.