Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1417: Department of Environmental Protection
Status: Chaptered, March 20, 2026
Removes provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; requires certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifies requirements for such plans; revises the date by which certain major permitted sources of air pollution must pay an annual operation license fee; ratifies specified rules relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to provisions which require ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Environmental Protection; amending s. 20.255, F.S.; removing provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; requiring certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifying requirements for such plans; providing requirements for certain operational phase stormwater management systems…
From the engrossed text, March 12, 2026:
An act relating to the Department of Environmental Protection; amending s. 20.255, F.S.; removing provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; requiring certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifying requirements for such plans; providing requirements for certain operational phase stormwater management systems; requiring solar facility operators to implement specified construction and operational permit requirements; amending s. 255.065, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "qualifying project"; amending s. 373.469, F.S.; specifying that commercial and residential properties of a specified size with existing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems, and located in a certain area, must connect to a central sewer or upgrade to a specified type of nutrient-reducing wastewater treatment system; requiring a permitting agency to notify a property owner of such requirement if the agency, before a certain date, receives an application to repair, modify, or replace a conventional onsite sewage CS/CS/CS/HB 1417, Engrossed 1 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1417 -04-e1 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES treatment and disposal system on certain property; creating s. 380.0934, F.S.; providing definitions; authorizing the department to take certain actions to encourage private sector investment in coastal resiliency projects; requiring the department to publish certain …
Sponsors
- LaMarca, Chip (R, HD-100) · primary sponsor
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter No. 2026-2
- : Approved by Governor
- : Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- : Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- : CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
- : Amendment 215232 Concur
- : Added to Senate Message List
- : In Messages
- : CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 693
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 693
Votes
- House: H 1417 c3 (March 12, 2026): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: H 1417 c3 (March 9, 2026): 34 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House: H 1417 c3 (March 4, 2026): 109 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: State Affairs Committee (February 26, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Rules
Common questions
- What is H1417?
- H1417 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Environmental Protection.
- What does H1417 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Department of Environmental Protection; amending s. 20.255, F.S.; removing provisions creating the Environmental Regulation Commission; amending s. 163.3205, F.S.; requiring certain solar facility permit applicants to incorporate certain protections in the development and implementation of erosion and sediment control plans for the construction of such facilities; specifying requirements for such plans; providing requirements for certain operational phase stormwater management systems…
- What is the status of H1417?
- Chaptered as of March 20, 2026. Latest action: Chapter No. 2026-2 (March 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1417?
- LaMarca, Chip (R, HD-100), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1417?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1417
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