Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1297: Beach Management
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires DEP to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded & in need of restoration & nourishment; requires that certain beaches be designated as critically eroded; authorizes Secretary of Environmental Protection to require coastal local governments to develop specified plans.
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 a local strategic beach management plan…
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
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 a local strategic beach management plan; 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: CS/HB 1297 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1297-01-c1 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES 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 …
Sponsors
- Greco, Sam (R, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
- : Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
Votes
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (February 12, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1297?
- H1297 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Beach Management.
- What does H1297 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 a local strategic beach management plan…
- What is the status of H1297?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1297?
- Greco, Sam (R, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for H1297?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1297
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