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CS/SB 180: Emergency Preparedness and Response

GENERAL BILL by 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; authorizing residents and owners of certain businesses to bring a civil action for declaratory and injunctive relief against a county or municipality that violates specified provisions, 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: 3/31/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 180, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/13/2025 at 1:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1337 Emergencies Giallombardo Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 1535 (c1) Emergencies McFarland Compare Last Action: 3/21/2025 H Now in Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1566 Emergencies Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    418328 - Amendment
    Delete lines 422 - 943 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (DiCeglie)     		4/1/2025
    8:40 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (18)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 5 (pdf)
    193.4518 Assessment of agricultural equipment rendered unable to be used due to Hurricane Idalia. Page 6 (pdf)
    215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program. Page 8 (pdf)
    250.375 Medical officer authorization. Page 10 (pdf)
    252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. Page 10 (pdf)
    252.355 Registry of persons with special needs; notice; registration program. Page 16 (pdf)
    252.3611 Transparency; audits. Page 18 (pdf)
    252.365 Emergency coordination officers; disaster-preparedness plans. Page 20 (pdf)
    252.3655 Natural hazards interagency workgroup. Page 21 (pdf)
    252.37 Financing. Page 24 (pdf)
    252.3713 Page 25 (pdf)
    252.373 Allocation of funds; rules. Page 27 (pdf)
    252.38 Emergency management powers of political subdivisions. Page 27 (pdf)
    252.385 Public shelter space; public records exemption. Page 29 (pdf)
    252.392 Page 31 (pdf)
    252.55 Civil Air Patrol, Florida Wing. Page 37 (pdf)
    400.063 Resident protection. Page 33 (pdf)
    403.7071 Management of storm-generated debris. Page 34 (pdf)

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  • SB 180, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2025 at 4:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1337 Emergencies Giallombardo Compare Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 1566 Emergencies Simon Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    525210 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (DiCeglie)     		3/10/2025
    3:03 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Community Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control. Page 5 (pdf)
    193.4518 Assessment of agricultural equipment rendered unable to be used due to Hurricane Idalia. Page 6 (pdf)
    215.559 Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program. Page 8 (pdf)
    250.375 Medical officer authorization. Page 9 (pdf)
    252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. Page 9 (pdf)
    252.355 Registry of persons with special needs; notice; registration program. Page 15 (pdf)
    252.3611 Transparency; audits. Page 17 (pdf)
    252.365 Emergency coordination officers; disaster-preparedness plans. Page 19 (pdf)
    252.3655 Natural hazards interagency workgroup. Page 20 (pdf)
    252.3713 Page 23 (pdf)
    252.373 Allocation of funds; rules. Page 25 (pdf)
    252.38 Emergency management powers of political subdivisions. Page 25 (pdf)
    252.385 Public shelter space; public records exemption. Page 27 (pdf)
    252.392 Page 29 (pdf)
    252.55 Civil Air Patrol, Florida Wing. Page 34 (pdf)
    400.063 Resident protection. Page 31 (pdf)
    403.7071 Management of storm-generated debris. Page 32 (pdf)

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