HB 1297: Beach Management
GENERAL BILL by Greco
Beach Management; Requires DEP to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded & in need of restoration & nourishment; requires that certain beaches be designated as critically eroded; authorizes Secretary of Environmental Protection to require coastal local governments to develop specified plans.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/2/2026 House - Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/2/2026 House - Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/2/2026 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
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HB 1297, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 2:55 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 636 Beach Management Leek Identical Last Action: 1/30/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building 
Citations - Statutes (4)
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 2 (pdf) 161.161 Procedure for approval of projects. Page 4 (pdf) 380.045 Resource planning and management committees; objectives; procedures. Page 7 (pdf) 380.05 Areas of critical state concern. Page 5 (pdf)