Florida S848: Stormwater Treatment

What the bill says

An act relating to stormwater treatment; amending s. 311.106, F.S.; prohibiting certain stormwater treatment and net improvement activities; prohibiting certain water quality enhancement areas from conveying enhancement credits to provide stormwater treatment or achieve net improvement; amending s. 373.403, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 373.413, F.S.; defining the term "regional stormwater management system"…

From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:

An act relating to stormwater treatment; amending s. 311.106, F.S.; prohibiting certain stormwater treatment and net improvement activities; prohibiting certain water quality enhancement areas from conveying enhancement credits to provide stormwater treatment or achieve net improvement; amending s. 373.403, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 373.413, F.S.; 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; providing requirements for such financial responsibility; providing construction; requiring an environmental resource permit authorizing a regional stormwater management system to establish and include a specified graphic depiction; authorizing certain environmental resource permit applicants to purchase and use pollution reduction allocations from a regional stormwater management system to meet certain performance criteria; requiring the department or water management district to use a specified identifier to establish the drainage area; providing an exception; amending s. 373.4134, F.S.; revising legislative findings; deleting the definition of the term "enhancement credit"; 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; providing that the use of enhancement credits from a water quality enhancement area constitutes compensating stormwater treatment under the environmental resource permitting program; requiring …

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Sponsors

• Rules (I) · primary sponsor
• Rules · primary sponsor
• Truenow, Keith (R, SD-013) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 7, 2026: Chapter No. 2026-60
2. May 6, 2026: Approved by Governor
3. April 30, 2026: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4. March 17, 2026: Ordered enrolled
5. March 11, 2026: CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
6. March 11, 2026: Read 3rd time
7. March 11, 2026: Added to Third Reading Calendar
8. March 11, 2026: Read 2nd time
9. March 10, 2026: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
10. March 10, 2026: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)

Votes

• House: S 848 e1 (March 11, 2026): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate: S 848 c2 (February 26, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate: S 848 c1 (February 17, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate: S 848 c1 (February 10, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate: S 848 Filed (January 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S848?

S848 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Stormwater Treatment.

What does S848 do?

In its own words: An act relating to stormwater treatment; amending s. 311.106, F.S.; prohibiting certain stormwater treatment and net improvement activities; prohibiting certain water quality enhancement areas from conveying enhancement credits to provide stormwater treatment or achieve net improvement; amending s. 373.403, F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 373.413, F.S.; defining the term "regional stormwater management system"…

What is the status of S848?

Chaptered as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-60 (May 7, 2026).

Who sponsored S848?

Rules (I), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S848?

On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/848