Florida · Senate Bill 698 · 2026 Regular Session

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

  1. Introduced Dec 2, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  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.

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits; Prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision of the state from requiring owners and builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from the Department of Environmental Protection as a condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requiring such owners and builders to provide certain proof to the municipality or political subdivision…

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Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits; Prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision of the state from requiring owners and builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from the Department of Environmental Protection as a condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requiring such owners and builders to provide certain proof to the municipality or political subdivision; requiring an applicant for a permit for the construction of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system or a property owner to assume specified liabilities under certain circumstances, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 · Senate Environment and Natural Resources7–1 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Community Affairs · Senate Community Affairs
  8. CommitteeCS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time · Senate Environment and Natural Resources
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Community Affairs
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Community Affairs8–0 vote
  11. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  1. CommitteeCS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. CommitteeCS/CS by Rules read 1st time · Senate Rules
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 756
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 589 -SJ 756
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 589 (Ch. 2026-62 ) -SJ 756

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Environment and Natural Resources CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 7–1
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Community Affairs Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Rules CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 22–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • Ea Environment and Natural Resources Sponsoring committee

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