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FL SB 1294

vetoed

Biosolids Management

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Biosolids Management; Prohibiting the land application of bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products from exceeding the appropriate agronomic rate; requiring the owner or operator of certain land application sites to maintain application records for a specified timeframe and make such records available to the Department of Environmental Protection upon request; requiring the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, on a specified basis and beginning on a specified date, to publish and make publicly available recommended agronomic rates for the reuse of bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products; prohibiting Class AA biosolids fertilizer products and certain Class AA biosolids compost products from being marketed or distributed for agricultural land application unless specified requirements are met, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Laid on Table
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bradleyprimary
  • Environment and Natural Resourcesprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Governmentprimary
  • Rulesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-22

    On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  5. 2026-01-27

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  6. 2026-01-28

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  7. 2026-01-28

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

  8. 2026-01-29

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time

  9. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

  10. 2026-02-12

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  11. 2026-02-16

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  12. 2026-02-16

    Now in Rules

  13. 2026-02-18

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time

  14. 2026-02-19

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  15. 2026-02-24

    CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

  16. 2026-02-25

    Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  17. 2026-02-25

    CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  18. 2026-03-04

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  19. 2026-03-05

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26

  20. 2026-03-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2026-03-10

    Substituted CS/CS/HB 1245 (Vetoed by Governor)

    executive-veto

  22. 2026-03-10

    Laid on Table

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-27 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Arrington: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Arrington: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Berman: other

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-24 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Burgess: other
    • Grall: other
    • Hooper: other
    • Pizzo: other
    • Rouson: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1294/ByCategory

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