Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1217: Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status: Chaptered, April 23, 2026
Prohibits governmental entities from adopting certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from using public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances certain net zero policies; prohibits governmental entities from imposing any charge to advance certain net zero policies; requires each governmental entity to annually submit to Department of Revenue certain affidavit; prohibits governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing certain programs.
What the bill says
An act relating to prohibited governmental policies regulating greenhouse gas emissions; creating s. 377.816, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; prohibiting governmental entities from adopting certain net zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from using public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances certain net zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from imposing any charge to advance certain net zero policies; requiring each governmental entity to annually submit to the Department of Revenue a certain affidavit…
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to prohibited governmental policies regulating greenhouse gas emissions; creating s. 377.816, F.S.; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; prohibiting governmental entities from adopting certain net zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from using public funds in any manner that supports, implements, or advances certain net zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from imposing any charge to advance certain net zero policies; requiring each governmental entity to annually submit to the Department of Revenue a certain affidavit; prohibiting governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing certain programs; providing construction; providing applicability; amending ss. 125.01, 166.021, and 166.201, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 377.816, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 377.816 Prohibiting the adoption or implementation of net words underlined are additions. hb1217 -01-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 1217 2026 Legislature zero policies by governmental entities.-- (1) The Legislature finds that net zero policies, carbon taxes and assessments, and emission trading programs are detrimental to this state's energy security and economic interests and inconsistent with the energy policy and the environmental policy of this state. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Emission trading program," also known as a "cap-andtax" or "cap-and-trade" program, means any program that establishes a greenhouse gas emission …