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CS/CS/SB 302: Coastal Resiliency

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Environment and Natural Resources ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Sharief

Coastal Resiliency; Prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund from approving the dredging or filling of the submerged lands of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve unless such dredging and filling occurs for certain reasons; authorizing certain dredging and filling of submerged lands and placement of certain shorelines and seawalls within the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizing the erection of certain structures within aquatic preserves; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, by a specified date, to develop guidelines and standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency and to adopt rules, subject to legislative ratification, for a statewide permitting process for such coastal resiliency, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/28/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
11/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
12/2/2025 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
12/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/5/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/6/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/19/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 341
• Amendment(s) adopted (117522) -SJ 341
• Read 3rd time -SJ 342
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
• Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026 House • In Messages