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CS/SB 298: Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Polsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart

Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments; requiring the department to update the comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and make certain information received from the saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments publicly available on its website; requiring the department to provide cost-share funding up to a specified amount for awarded grants, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/2/2023 Senate • Filed
    11/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy
    11/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/06/23, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
    12/6/2023 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/18/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/18/2024 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    1/19/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/22/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    1/24/2024 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
    3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 588
    • Amendment(s) adopted (869936) -SJ 588
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 588
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 0 -SJ 588
    3/1/2024 House • In Messages
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 298, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2024 at 2:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1079 Coastal Construction and Assessments McFarland Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    380.093 Resilient Florida Grant Program; comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and assessment; Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; regional resilience entities. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 298, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/19/2024 at 9:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1079 Coastal Construction and Assessments McFarland Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    869936 - Amendment
    Delete lines 30 - 70.
    Polsky 2/28/2024
    6:12 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/1/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2024 1:07 PM Senate 26 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    161.053 Coastal construction and excavation; regulation on county basis. Page 2 (pdf)
    380.093 Resilient Florida Grant Program; comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and assessment; Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; regional resilience entities. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 298, Original Filed Version Posted 11/2/2023 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 12/5/2023 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 12/6/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/17/2024 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/19/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1079 Coastal Construction and Assessments McFarland Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    847466 - Amendment
    Before line 22 insert:
    Fiscal Policy
    (Polsky)
    1/16/2024
    9:55 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/18/2024
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    12/6/2023 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/18/2024 1:30 PM Fiscal Policy 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    380.093 Resilient Florida Grant Program; comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and assessment; Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; regional resilience entities. Page 1 (pdf)

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