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SB 698: Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

GENERAL BILL by Martin

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits; Prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision of the state from requiring owners and builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from the Department of Environmental Protection as a condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requiring such owners and builders to provide certain proof to the municipality or political subdivision, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/2/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

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  • SB 698, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/2/2025 at 1:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 589 Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits Nix Identical Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    732922 - Amendment
    Delete lines 61 - 670 and insert:     		Environment and Natural Resources
    (Martin)     		1/16/2026
    12:18 PM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    380.0552 Florida Keys Area; protection and designation as area of critical state concern. Page 24 (pdf)
    381.0065 Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation. Page 1 (pdf), Page 23 (pdf)
    381.00651 Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems. Page 27 (pdf)

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