Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H239: Standards for Storm Water Systems
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires storm water systems in counties & municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified DOT standards; provides inspection requirements for such systems; specifies that certain local standards are superseded; provides finding of important state interest.
What the bill says
An act relating to standards for storm water systems; creating ss. 125.5695 and 166.04815, F.S.; requiring storm water systems in counties and municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified Department of Transportation standards; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded; providing a finding of an important state interest; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, October 21, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to standards for storm water systems; creating ss. 125.5695 and 166.04815, F.S.; requiring storm water systems in counties and municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified Department of Transportation standards; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded; providing a finding of an important state interest; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 125.5695, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 125.5695 Standards for storm water systems.-- (1) All storm water systems, including storm pipe and storm structures in counties in this state, when installing new storm pipe and storm structures, must follow the annual Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction contained in the sections "Pipe Culverts" and "Pipe Liner." (2) Final inspections for all storm pipe and storm structures in counties in this state must be performed by a NASSCO's Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) words underlined are additions. hb239-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 239 2026 certified technician who is employed by a third-party licensed engineering firm that does not have a controlling interest in the company that installed the storm system being inspected. The inspection and video process may use standard closed-circuit television inspection equipment, along with an optional camera with a fisheye lens …
Sponsors
- Grow, J.J. (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
- Grow (R, 23) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
- : Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H239?
- H239 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Standards for Storm Water Systems.
- What does H239 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to standards for storm water systems; creating ss. 125.5695 and 166.04815, F.S.; requiring storm water systems in counties and municipalities, respectively, to comply with specified Department of Transportation standards; providing inspection requirements for such systems; specifying that certain local standards are superseded; providing a finding of an important state interest; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H239?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H239?
- Grow, J.J. (R, HD-023), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H239?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/239
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