Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1120: Water Management Districts
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; requiring the South Florida Water Management District, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a detailed report that includes the total estimated remaining cost of implementation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the status of applicable performance indicators for all project components; authorizing water management districts to levy certain ad valorem taxes on specified property for certain purposes; requiring that the preliminary budget for each water management district include a section that contains the district's capital improvement plan for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to water management districts; amending s. 112.3261, F.S.; defining the term "expenditure"; requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; prohibiting certain persons from making or accepting expenditures; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.…
From the introduced text, January 5, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to water management districts; amending s. 112.3261, F.S.; defining the term "expenditure"; requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; prohibiting certain persons from making or accepting expenditures; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.; deleting a provision requiring legislative approval before the establishment of a subdistrict or basin in a certain water management district takes effect; amending s. 373.079, F.S.; requiring a quorum for the conduct of official business by the governing board of a water management district; providing requirements for a quorum; requiring an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing board before any action may be taken by the board; amending s. 373.470, F.S.; requiring the South Florida Water Management District, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a detailed report that includes the total estimated remaining cost of implementation of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the status of applicable performance indicators for all project components; requiring that the project components be subdivided into specified categories based on the project's status; specifying requirements for performance indicators for certain projects or project components; providing legislative recognition of the value of …
Sponsors
- Brodeur, Jason (R, SD-010) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Messages
- : In Messages
- : Immediately certified -SJ 356
- : Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 355
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 355
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 355
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Votes
- Senate: S 1120 Filed (February 19, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1120 Filed (February 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1120 Filed (February 4, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Common questions
- What is S1120?
- S1120 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Water Management Districts.
- What does S1120 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to water management districts; amending s. 112.3261, F.S.; defining the term "expenditure"; requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; prohibiting certain persons from making or accepting expenditures; amending s. 373.0693, F.S.…
- What is the status of S1120?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Messages (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1120?
- Brodeur, Jason (R, SD-010).
- Where is the official record for S1120?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1120
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