Bill Summary

SB 50 Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by García Co Sponsors: Ávila CS Sponsors: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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Summary
Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Specifying that the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation is established within the University of South Florida, rather than within the University of South Florida College of Marine Science; requiring the hub to develop design guidelines and standards for optimal combinations of green and gray infrastructure and to model the effects of conceptual designs of certain green and gray infrastructure; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for nature-based methods for coastal resilience, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000 Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Environment and Natural Resources
   S Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
   S Rules
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Actions
11/20/24
SENATE
Filed
01/15/25
SENATE
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
02/03/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 S
02/11/25
SENATE
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
02/28/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
03/05/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/07/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/07/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/17/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
03/19/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (384900); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
03/19/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/19/25
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In Messages
05/03/25
HOUSE 
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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bill text & filed amendments
0050
Filed on 11/20/24
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Amendment 372636
Garcia
Filed on 03/04/25
Replaced by CS
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0050C1
Filed on 03/07/25
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Amendment 384900
Garcia
Filed on 03/18/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0050E1
Filed on 03/19/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
380.0933
380.0938
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