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CS/CS/HB 1091: Environmental Accountability

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Caruso ; Clemons ; DiCeglie ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Good ; Grall ; Gregory ; Hogan Johnson ; Joseph ; Overdorf ; Raschein ; Rodriguez, A.M. ; Toledo ; Webb

Environmental Accountability; Encouraging counties and municipalities, respectively, to establish a sanitary sewer lateral inspection program by a specified date; requiring a seller of real property to disclose any known defects in the property's sanitary sewer lateral; revising civil penalties for violations of certain provisions relating to the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, aquatic preserves, water resources, the Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Control Act, the Clean Ocean Act, regulation of oil and gas resources, the Phosphate Land Reclamation Act, artesian wells, terminal facilities, discharge contingency plans for vessels, sewage disposal facilities, dumping litter, small quantity generators, and coral reef protection, and other provisions relating to pollution and the environment, respectively; revising criminal penalties for violations of certain provisions relating to pollution and the environment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 7/1/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-158, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/6/2020 House • Filed
1/13/2020 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 95
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 95
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
2/4/2020 House • CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 508
2/5/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 499
2/6/2020 House • Now in Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 525
2/7/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
2/11/2020 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 550
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 550
2/25/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/27/20, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
2/27/2020 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 694
2/28/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
3/2/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 693
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 688
3/5/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 753
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/6/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 821
• CS passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 0 -HJ 822
3/6/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 523
• Received -SJ 523
3/11/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 707
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1450 -SJ 708
• Read 2nd time -SJ 707
• Amendment(s) adopted (812222) -SJ 708
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/12/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 734
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 734
3/12/2020 House • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (812222) -HJ 1150
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 1150
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1150
6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2020 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-158, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 712 (Ch. 2020-150)