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SB 1422: Surface Waters

GENERAL BILL by Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

Surface Waters; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to incorporate habitat equivalency analysis in the uniform mitigation assessment method; requiring that permits for dredging and filling include certain requirements; requiring permitted entities to bear the full cost and responsibility for any damage or destruction caused by dredging, filling, or related activities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/29/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
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. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • SB 1422, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 10:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1319 Surface Waters Cross Identical Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    316018 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Garcia)     		2/2/2026
    1:49 PM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4137 Mitigation requirements for specified transportation projects. Page 6 (pdf)
    373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.811 Dredge and fill permits issued pursuant to this chapter and s. 373.414. Page 4 (pdf)
    403.93345 Coral reef protection. Page 5 (pdf)

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