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CS/CS/SB 180: Emergency Preparedness and Response

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Community Affairs ; DiCeglie

Emergency Preparedness and Response; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to waive or reduce local government match requirements under certain circumstances; providing a tangible personal property assessment limitation, during a certain timeframe and in certain counties, for certain agricultural equipment that is unable to be used due to Hurricanes Debby, Helene, or Milton; specifying conditions for applying for and receiving the assessment limitation; revising public hurricane shelter funding prioritization requirements for the Division of Emergency Management; authorizing certain servicemembers to provide medical care in specified circumstances; revising the maximum evacuation clearance time for permanent residents of the Florida Keys Area, which time is an element for which amendments to local comprehensive plans in the Florida Keys Area must be reviewed for compliance, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025
Last Action: 4/4/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/11/2025 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
3/13/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
4/2/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
4/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25