Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1654: Cooling Towers
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring owners of cooling towers to register their cooling tower, domestic water tank, or supplemental disinfection water system with the Department of Health; requiring owners of cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, or supplemental disinfection systems to report, beginning on a specified date, specified information to the department; requiring owners of cooling towers to provide notification to the county health department and the public within a specified timeframe under specified circumstances; requiring that persons conducting disinfections possess certain qualifications, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to cooling towers; creating part III of ch. 386, F.S., entitled âWater Safety for Cooling Towers, Water Storage Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systemsâ; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; providing legislative purpose and intent; creating s. 386.302, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 386.303, F.S.; requiring owners of cooling towers to register their cooling tower, domestic water tank, or supplemental disinfection water system with the Department of Health; providing minimum requirements for the registration system…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to cooling towers; creating part III of ch. 386, F.S., entitled âWater Safety for Cooling Towers, Water Storage Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systemsâ; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; providing legislative purpose and intent; creating s. 386.302, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 386.303, F.S.; requiring owners of cooling towers to register their cooling tower, domestic water tank, or supplemental disinfection water system with the Department of Health; providing minimum requirements for the registration system; requiring owners of cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, or supplemental disinfection systems to report, beginning on a specified date, specified information to the department; requiring either a landlord or tenant, but not both, to register the cooling tower under certain circumstances; providing registration responsibilities; requiring the department to maintain and provide methods for collecting data in a specified way; requiring owners of cooling towers to maintain certain records for a specified timeframe; requiring that a copy of the cooling towerâs maintenance program and plan be kept on the cooling tower premises; requiring cooling tower owners to make certain records and plans immediately available to the department or county health department upon request; creating s. 386.304, F.S.; requiring owners of cooling towers to develop or update a maintenance program and plan for existing and newly installed cooling towers by a …
Sponsors
- Simon, Corey (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Policy
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy, Health Policy
Common questions
- What is S1654?
- S1654 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cooling Towers.
- What does S1654 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to cooling towers; creating part III of ch. 386, F.S., entitled âWater Safety for Cooling Towers, Water Storage Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systemsâ; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; providing legislative purpose and intent; creating s. 386.302, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 386.303, F.S.; requiring owners of cooling towers to register their cooling tower, domestic water tank, or supplemental disinfection water system with the Department of Health; providing minimum requirements for the registration system…
- What is the status of S1654?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1654?
- Simon, Corey (R, SD-003).
- Where is the official record for S1654?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1654
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