CS/HB 1457: Stormwater Treatment
GENERAL BILL by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; Gonzalez Pittman ; Overdorf
Stormwater Treatment; Prohibits certain stormwater treatment & net improvement activities; requires DEP to require specified documentation for issuance of environmental resource permit for regional stormwater management systems; provides requirements for environmental resource permits authorizing such systems; authorizes certain permit applicants to purchase & use certain pollution reduction allocations & water quality enhancement credits; requires DEP & water management districts to use specified information to establish drainage areas; provides that certain use of enhancement credits constitutes stormwater treatment; provides that certain pollutant load reductions may not be referred to as enhancement credits; requires DEP to file specified rules for adoption by specified date; provides for water quality enhancement provisional permits; provides for modification of such permits under certain conditions; requires DEP & water management districts to recognize enhancement credits established in provisional permits; clarifies types of mitigation measures for compensating stormwater treatment which DEP or water management district governing boards must consider.
Last Action: 2/17/2026 House - Now in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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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 State Affairs Committee
• Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/10/2026 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
2/12/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2/16/2026 House • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/17/2026 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
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CS/HB 1457, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2026 at 10:08 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 848 (c1) Stormwater Treatment Truenow Compare Last Action: 2/17/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 311.106 Seaport stormwater permitting and mitigation. Page 2 (pdf) 373.403 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf) 373.413 Permits for construction or alteration. Page 4 (pdf) 373.4134 Water quality enhancement areas. Page 7 (pdf) 373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 14 (pdf) 373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands. Page 10 (pdf) -
HB 1457, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 4:14 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 848 (c1) Stormwater Treatment Truenow Similar Last Action: 2/17/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 447909 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Gonzalez Pittman 2/11/2026
5:56 PMAdopted
2/12/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 373.019 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 373.036 Florida water plan; district water management plans. Page 8 (pdf) 373.250 Reuse of reclaimed water. Page 9 (pdf) 373.4134 Water quality enhancement areas. Page 2 (pdf) 373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 17 (pdf) 373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands. Page 4 (pdf) 373.421 Delineation methods; formal determinations. Page 10 (pdf) 403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions. Page 12 (pdf) 556.102 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)