Bill Summary

SB 302 Coastal Resiliency (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by García Co Sponsors: Ávila, Sharief CS Sponsors: Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Environment and Natural Resources
   S Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
10/28/25
SENATE
Filed
11/17/25
SENATE
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
11/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Environment and Natural Resources, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 110 S
12/02/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Environment and Natural Resources; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/04/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/05/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
01/30/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 K
02/04/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/06/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/06/26
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/09/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 S
02/12/26
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/19/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (117522); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/19/26
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/19/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0302
Filed on 10/28/25
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Amendment 329416
Garcia
Filed on 12/01/25
Replaced by CS
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0302C1
Filed on 12/04/25
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Amendment 618832 DE
Garcia
Filed on 02/03/26
Replaced by CS
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0302C2
Filed on 02/06/26
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Amendment 117522
Boyd
Filed on 02/18/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0302E1
Filed on 02/19/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
258.393
258.397
258.42
380.0938
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