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2023 SCCF Legislative Session Tracker
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WELCOME to the SCCF 2023 Legislative Session Tracker

Florida’s 2023 - 60 day legislative session began on Tuesday, March 7 and ended on Friday, May 5.  To stay current, SCCF offers you this site to help you track and actively participate in the bills that SCCF is following. If you would like to track individual bills, legislative committees or follow your local legislator through the FL Senate or House of Representatives, there are public services to do so:  The FL Senate Bill Tracker and the FL House of Representatives Bill Tracker.

SCCF tracks the bills related to those affecting Everglades restoration, environmental conservation, harmful algal blooms, water quality and home rule.   See the following link for a full list of our priorities:  SCCF’s 2023 legislative priorities

Jan. 10, 2023 - Governor DeSantis issues Executive Order 23-06 “Achieving Even More Now for Florida’s Environment”

Feb. 1, 2023 - Governor DeSantis has released his $114.8 billion FY 2023-24 Framework for Freedom Budget

Link to: 2023 Bill Actions Page

June 15, 2023 Governor DeSantis signs $114.8 billion FY 2023-24 State Budget.  

   

  2023 Legislative Session Bill Table

House Bills

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Senate Bills

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Bill Title/

Bill Description

SCCF

Position

Support/ Oppose

Final Outcome     (*signed by Governor)

Water Quality

HB 423

Cross

SB 1538

Stewart

Implementation of the Recommendations of the  B/G Algae Task Force

Support

Failed

HB 177

Gosset-Seidman

SB 172

Berman

I

Safe Waterways Act

Requires DOH to adopt, enforce and issue certain health advisories

Support

Failed

HB 1197

Maggard

SB 1240

Burgess

I

Land and Water Management

Preempts county & municipality rules related to water quality, quantity, pollution control, wetlands protections

Oppose

Failed

HB 91

Chaney

SB 1512

Pizzo

Release of Balloons

Prohibits the intentional  release of balloons and provides standing for citizens to petition for an injunction to prevent release.

Support

Failed

HB 1191

McClure

SB 1258

Trumbull

I

Use of Phosphogypsum (in roads)

Allows use of toxic,radio-active materials in FDoT road construction

Oppose

Signed by Governor

HB 371

Killebrew

SB 910

Burton

Management and Storage of Surface Waters

Provides exemption of water quality regulation for certain projects designed to ultimately provide env. improvements

Failed

Land Acquisition Trust Fund (LATF)/Florida Forever

HB 1379

Steele/

Overdorf

SB 1632

Brodeur

S

Environmental Protection

(H)Revises, creates and repeals various provisions relating to requirements for land acquisition and retention of state lands.(S) Includes wastewater treatment requirements and allows DEP to administer pollution reduction grants

Signed by Governor

Climate Change/Resiliency/Sea Level Rise

HB 1317

Roach

SB 1346

Avila

I

Local Regulation of Non-conforming or unsafe structures (aka Resiliency and Safe Structures Act)

Prohibits local governments authority on restricting/demolition and/or replacement of structures in coastal high hazard zones

Oppose

Failed

HB 111

Hunschofsky

SB 1170

Calatayud

C

Flooding and Sea level rise VulnerabilityStudies

Revises grant provision under the Resilient FL Grant program

Support

Signed by Governor

HB1079

Cross

SB 734

Polsky

I

Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments

Authorizes DEP to provide grants and cost share funding, requiring study updates w certain info to be available on it’s website

Support

Failed

HB 1147

Buchanan

SB 1200

Grall

S

Resilience Districts

Authorizes the establishment of Resilience Districts, authorizing the payment of project management of infrastructure in resilience dists.

Failed

Growth Management/Land Use

HB 359

Duggan

SB 540

DiCeglie

S

Local Govt. Comprehensive Plans

Discourages and penalizes citizens for challenging local comp. plans

Oppose

Signed by Governor

HB 439

McClain

SB1604

Ingoglia

Land Use and Development Regulations

The bill (Chapter 2023-31, L.O.F.) makes various changes to current law pertaining to local government comprehensive planning, independent special district development agreements, and local regulation of electrical substation siting.

Oppose

Signed by Governor

HB 383

Griffitts

SB 346

DiCeglie

Public Construction

The Local Government Prompt Payment Act provides for timely payment by local governmental entities to construction contractors.

Oppose

Signed by Governor

HB 671

Espsito

SB 682

DiCeglie

Residential Building Permits

Reduces time local government has to approve or deny building permits from 30 business days to 9 calendar days

Oppose

Failed

HB 843

Cross

SB 816

Polsky

Challenges to Development Orders

Requires that prevailing parties show that the challenge to a development order was frivolous before being awarded attorney fees.

Support

Failed

HB 1293

Mooney

SB 1212

Rodriguez

Affordable Housing in Areas of Critical State Concern

Prohibits certain development in areas of critical state concern

Failed

Energy

Local Government Preemption/Citizens Rights

HB 1515

Brackett

SB 170

Trumbell

Local Ordinances

Allows for local businesses to sue local govt. for ordinances

Oppose

Signed by Governor

HB 397

Tuck

Public Meetings

Allow local governments to meet with developer’s attorneys outside of the public eye if they have made a Bert Harris Claim

Oppose

Failed

HB 41

Garcia

SB 856

Rodriguez

Land Development Initiative and Referendum Processes

Prohibit local initiatives or referendums on land development regulations

Oppose

Failed

HB 653

Canaday

SB 718

Yarbrough

Local Government

The bill prohibits local governments from requiring an initiative and referendum process for amendments to land development regulations. Revises annexation and contractions procedures

Approved by Governor

HB 363

Mooney

SB 336

Rodriguez

I

Regulation of Single-use Plastic Products

Authorize coastal communities to establish pilot programs to regulate single-use plastics products.

Support

Failed

Everglades

HB 175

Cabrera

SB 192

Avila

Everglades Protection Area

Requires comprehensive plans in areas around the Everglades to follow a coordinated review process.

Support

Failed

Ecosystem Restoration

HB 561

Mooney/Basabe

SB 100

Garcia

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration

Requires DEP to adopt rules/regs regarding mangrove replanting and restoration

Failed

HB 1181

Robinson

SB 724

Boyd

S

Seagrass Restoration Technology Initiative

Provides for Mote Marine Lab to partner with DEP on seagrass restoration studies designed to allow seagrass to survive current water conditions

Approved by Governor

Local Appropriation Requests

Sanibel Slough Stormwater Capacity and Water Quality Improvement Project -

$1 million

Approved in Budget signed by Governor

(table updated 07/05/23)

To view the previous week’s meeting schedule, click: 2023 Legislative Weekly Archive

For action from the 2022 Legislative Session, click: 2022 Legislative Tracker