FL SB 302

enacted

Coastal Resiliency

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did FL SB 302 pass?

Yes. FL SB 302 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Chapter No. 2026-1

What is FL SB 302 about?

Coastal Resiliency; Prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund from approving the dredging or filling of the submerged lands of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve unless such dredging and filling occurs for certain reasons; authorizing certain dredging and filling of submerged lands and placement of certain shorelines and seawalls within the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizing the erection of certain structures within aquatic preserves; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, by a specified date, to develop guidelines and standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency and to adopt rules, subject to legislative ratification, for a statewide permitting process for such coastal resiliency, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 302?

Garcia, Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government are the primary sponsors of FL SB 302, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — Chapter No. 2026-1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-20
Chapter No. 2026-1
2026-03-19
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-18
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-09
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
reading-1
2026-03-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Amendment(s) adopted (117522)
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-12
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-12
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-06
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-06
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-04
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-05
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2025-12-04
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2025-12-02
CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2025-11-24
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2025-11-17
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-10-28
Filed
filing

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute
2025-12-02 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Avila: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Smith: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Arrington: other
- Polsky: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-04 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Arrington: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Grall: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Berman: yes
- Brodeur: yes
Favorable
2026-02-12 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 109-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Snyder: not voting
- Buchanan: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- McFarland: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/ByCategory

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