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CS/CS/CS/HB 1417: Department of Environmental Protection

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee ; Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; LaMarca ; Boyles

Department of Environmental Protection; Removes provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; requires certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifies requirements for such plans; revises the date by which certain major permitted sources of air pollution must pay an annual operation license fee; ratifies specified rules relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to provisions which require ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/20/2026 - Chapter No. 2026-2
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/2/2026 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
2/4/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/6/2026 House • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/9/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/10/2026 House • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
• Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
2/12/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2/13/2026 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/16/2026 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/24/2026 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/26/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
3/4/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
3/4/2026 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/9/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 693
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1510 -SJ 693
• Read 2nd time -SJ 693
• Amendment(s) adopted (215232) -SJ 693
• Read 3rd time -SJ 693
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 693
3/9/2026 House • In Messages
3/12/2026 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 215232 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
3/18/2026 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/19/2026 • Approved by Governor
3/20/2026 • Chapter No. 2026-2