CS/SB 50: Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila
Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Requiring the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines and standards for green and gray infrastructure and models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure and green-gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience; requiring the department, in consultation with the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services of the Department of Financial Services, to conduct a statewide feasibility study regarding the value of nature-based methods being used for a specified purpose, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Last Action: 3/12/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/20/2024 Senate • Filed
1/15/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
2/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/5/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
3/7/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
3/12/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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CS/SB 50, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2025 at 11:18 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 371 (c1) Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience Mooney, Jr., Basabe Compare Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/12/2025 11:00 AM Rules 24 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 380.0933 Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation. Page 2 (pdf) 380.0938 Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 50, Original Filed Version Posted 11/20/2024 at 4:04 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 371 Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience Mooney, Jr., Basabe Identical Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 372636 - Amendment
Between lines 128 and 129 insert:Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
(Garcia)3/4/2025
10:44 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/5/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 9 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/5/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 380.0933 Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation. Page 2 (pdf) 380.0938 Page 3 (pdf)