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CS/SB 7002: Water Management Districts

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Environment and Natural Resources

Water Management Districts; Requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; requiring the South Florida Water Management District, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a detailed report that includes the total estimated remaining cost of implementation of the Everglades restoration comprehensive plan and the status of all performance indicators; authorizing the districts to levy certain ad valorem taxes on specified property for certain purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/9/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Environment and Natural Resources
    • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/18/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/18/2025 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    2/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
    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 • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    3/6/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    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 by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 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
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 370
    • Amendment(s) adopted (205560, 712752) -SJ 371
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 373
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 373
    • Immediately certified -SJ 392
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages

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  • CS/SB 7002, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 2:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1169 (c2) Water Management Districts Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.0693 Basins; basin boards. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.0697 Basin taxes. Page 31 (pdf)
    373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; staff. Page 9 (pdf)
    373.1501 South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 11 (pdf)
    373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management districts. Page 13 (pdf)
    373.503 Manner of taxation. Page 13 (pdf)
    373.535 Preliminary district budgets. Page 15 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 19 (pdf)
    373.6075 Purchases from contracts of other entities. Page 23 (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 24 (pdf)
    380.0935 Resilient Florida Trust Fund. Page 30 (pdf)
    380.095 Dedicated funding for conservation lands, resiliency, and clean water infrastructure. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 7002, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/4/2025 at 4:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1169 (c2) Water Management Districts Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    712752 - Amendment
    Delete lines 378 - 568 and insert:     		Brodeur 4/8/2025
    11:30 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    205560 - Amendment
    Delete lines 885 - 938 and insert:     		Brodeur 4/8/2025
    11:13 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 1:54 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 7 (pdf)
    373.0693 Basins; basin boards. Page 9 (pdf)
    373.0697 Basin taxes. Page 33 (pdf)
    373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; staff. Page 9 (pdf)
    373.1501 South Florida Water Management District as local sponsor. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 11 (pdf)
    373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management districts. Page 13 (pdf)
    373.503 Manner of taxation. Page 13 (pdf)
    373.535 Preliminary district budgets. Page 15 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 19 (pdf)
    373.6075 Purchases from contracts of other entities. Page 23 (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 24 (pdf)
    380.0935 Resilient Florida Trust Fund. Page 30 (pdf)
    380.095 Dedicated funding for conservation lands, resiliency, and clean water infrastructure. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • SB 7002, Original Filed Version Posted 2/19/2025 at 11:43 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 3/4/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1169 (c1) Water Management Districts Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    547494 - Amendment
    Delete lines 157 - 832 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Brodeur)     		3/31/2025
    1:34 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 226178 - Amendment to Amendment (547494)
    Delete lines 653 - 654 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Brodeur)     		4/1/2025
    3:30 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/5/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/2/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.3261 Lobbying before water management districts; registration and reporting. Page 5 (pdf)
    373.026 General powers and duties of the department. Page 29 (pdf)
    373.0697 Basin taxes. Page 27 (pdf)
    373.079 Members of governing board; oath of office; staff. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.470 Everglades restoration. Page 7 (pdf)
    373.501 Appropriation of funds to water management districts. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.503 Manner of taxation. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.535 Preliminary district budgets. Page 10 (pdf)
    373.536 District budget and hearing thereon. Page 15 (pdf)
    373.6075 Purchases from contracts of other entities. Page 18 (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 19 (pdf)
    380.0935 Resilient Florida Trust Fund. Page 24 (pdf)
    380.095 Dedicated funding for conservation lands, resiliency, and clean water infrastructure. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7002, Proposed Bill Posted 2/14/2025 at 10:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/14/2025 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2025 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2025 11:00 AM Environment and Natural Resources 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

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