Bill Commons

FL SB 848

enacted

Stormwater Treatment

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 848 pass?

Yes. FL SB 848 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Chapter No. 2026-60

What is FL SB 848 about?

Stormwater Treatment; Prohibiting certain stormwater treatment and net improvement activities; defining the term “regional stormwater management system”; requiring that the Department of Environmental Protection or a water management district require an applicant to provide certain documentation of adequate financial responsibility in order to meet certain requirements; authorizing water quality enhancement credits to be used by governmental entities to meet environmental resource permit stormwater treatment performance standards or achieve net improvement, pursuant to specified provisions, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 848?

Truenow, Environment and Natural Resources, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 848.

Description

Stormwater Treatment; Prohibiting certain stormwater treatment and net improvement activities; defining the term “regional stormwater management system”; requiring that the Department of Environmental Protection or a water management district require an applicant to provide certain documentation of adequate financial responsibility in order to meet certain requirements; authorizing water quality enhancement credits to be used by governmental entities to meet environmental resource permit stormwater treatment performance standards or achieve net improvement, pursuant to specified provisions, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-05-07 — Chapter No. 2026-60
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Truenowprimary
  • Environment and Natural Resourcesprimary
  • Rulesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-07

    Chapter No. 2026-60

  2. 2026-05-06

    Approved by Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-30

    Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-17

    Ordered enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-11

    CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-03-11

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-03-11

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-03-11

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-10

    1st Reading (Engrossed 1)

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-10

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)

  11. 2026-03-10

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  12. 2026-02-26

    In Messages

  13. 2026-02-26

    Immediately certified

  14. 2026-02-26

    CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

    passage

  15. 2026-02-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-26

    Amendment(s) adopted (598430)

  17. 2026-02-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2026-02-23

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26

  19. 2026-02-19

    CS/CS by Rules read 1st time

  20. 2026-02-19

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  21. 2026-02-19

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

  22. 2026-02-17

    CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

  23. 2026-02-12

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  24. 2026-02-10

    Now in Rules

  25. 2026-02-10

    Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  27. 2026-01-16

    Now in Community Affairs

  28. 2026-01-14

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time

  29. 2026-01-14

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

  30. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  31. 2026-01-13

    CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

  32. 2026-01-08

    On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  33. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-12-10

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-01-13 · pass · 7-0

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Jones: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • McClain: yes
  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-17 · pass · 23-0

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

    2026-02-26 · pass · 36-0

    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: excused
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Simon: 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
    • Bracy Davis: not voting
  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-03-11 · pass · 112-0

    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
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: 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
    • McFarland: 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
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Nixon: yes
    • Antone: not voting
    • Plasencia: not voting
    • Joseph: not voting
    • Tendrich: not voting
    • Trabulsy: not voting

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