Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S636: Beach Management
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded and in need of restoration and nourishment; requiring that certain beaches, whose local government preserved funds for a certain purpose and which possess specified features, be designated as critically eroded; revising the list of areas that may receive designation as an area of critical state concern, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to beach management; amending s. 161.101, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded and in need of restoration and nourishment; requiring that certain beaches, whose local government preserved funds for a certain purpose and which possess specified features, be designated as critically eroded; authorizing the secretary of the department to require coastal local governments to develop local strategic beach management plans…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to beach management; amending s. 161.101, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded and in need of restoration and nourishment; requiring that certain beaches, whose local government preserved funds for a certain purpose and which possess specified features, be designated as critically eroded; authorizing the secretary of the department to require coastal local governments to develop local strategic beach management plans; requiring that such plans include an analysis of certain information; making a technical change; amending s. 161.161, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 380.05, F.S.; revising the list of areas that may receive designation as an area of critical state concern; reenacting s. 380.045(1), (3), and (5), F.S., relating to resource planning and management committees and objectives and procedures, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 380.05, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 161.101, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 161.101 State and local participation in authorized projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion control.-- (1)(a) The Legislature recognizes that beach erosion is a statewide problem that does not confine its …
Sponsors
- Leek, Tom (R, SD-007) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died on Calendar
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- : Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- : CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
- : On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
- : Now in Fiscal Policy
- : Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- : CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
- : Introduced
Votes
- Senate: S 636 c1 (February 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 636 Filed (February 4, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: S 636 Filed (January 13, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Environment and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is S636?
- S636 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Beach Management.
- What does S636 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to beach management; amending s. 161.101, F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded and in need of restoration and nourishment; requiring that certain beaches, whose local government preserved funds for a certain purpose and which possess specified features, be designated as critically eroded; authorizing the secretary of the department to require coastal local governments to develop local strategic beach management plans…
- What is the status of S636?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died on Calendar (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S636?
- Leek, Tom (R, SD-007).
- Where is the official record for S636?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/636
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