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CS/SB 544: Golf Courses

GENERAL BILL by Environment and Natural Resources ; Truenow

Golf Courses; Creating the “Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Act”; providing legislative findings and intent regarding golf course best management practices certification; providing for a type two transfer of the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification program in the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
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
    11/18/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 544, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2026 at 9:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 495 Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Albert Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    403.9339 Golf course best management practices certification. Page 1 (pdf)
    604.75 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 544, Original Filed Version Posted 11/18/2025 at 9:20 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 495 Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Albert Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    631778 - Amendment
    Delete lines 88 - 92 and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Truenow)     		1/12/2026
    8:14 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/13/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 1:30 PM Environment and Natural Resources 6 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    403.9339 Golf course best management practices certification. Page 1 (pdf)
    604.75 Page 1 (pdf)

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