Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S508: Landscape Irrigation
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Creating the "Landscape Irrigation Standards and Watering Restrictions Act"; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding a landscape irrigation system unless such person is a licensed irrigation contractor or the property owner; specifying that only a licensed irrigation contractor may connect an irrigation system to a water supply; providing a purpose for landscape irrigation system standards; creating a landscape irrigation watering schedule; providing for the enforcement of the act, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to landscape irrigation; creating s. 373.1861, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 373.1862, F.S.; providing legislative intent and purpose; providing applicability; creating s. 373.1863, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 373.1864, F.S.; providing legislative findings; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding a landscape irrigation system unless such person is a licensed irrigation contractor or the property owner…
From the introduced text, November 14, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to landscape irrigation; creating s. 373.1861, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 373.1862, F.S.; providing legislative intent and purpose; providing applicability; creating s. 373.1863, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 373.1864, F.S.; providing legislative findings; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding a landscape irrigation system unless such person is a licensed irrigation contractor or the property owner; authorizing specified entities to adopt more stringent standards for a property owner who installs a landscape irrigation system; specifying that only a licensed irrigation contractor may connect an irrigation system to a water supply; providing requirements for a licensed irrigation contractor to obtain a landscape irrigation permit; requiring a licensed irrigation contractor to create a landscape irrigation plan design drawing; providing requirements for such plan design drawings; providing requirements for landscape irrigation plans; requiring a licensed irrigation contractor to submit the landscape irrigation system permit application and plan to specified entities before building construction commences; requiring a licensed irrigation contractor to provide specified entities with certain information before being issued a landscape irrigation permit; creating s. 373.1865, F.S.; providing a purpose for landscape irrigation system standards; requiring that landscape irrigation systems be divided into specified zones; providing requirements for such zones; requiring that landscape irrigation systems be designed to use the lowest quality …
Sponsors
- Truenow, Keith (R, SD-013) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Regulated Industries
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Regulated Industries
Common questions
- What is S508?
- S508 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Landscape Irrigation.
- What does S508 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to landscape irrigation; creating s. 373.1861, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 373.1862, F.S.; providing legislative intent and purpose; providing applicability; creating s. 373.1863, F.S.; defining terms; creating s. 373.1864, F.S.; providing legislative findings; prohibiting a person from taking certain actions regarding a landscape irrigation system unless such person is a licensed irrigation contractor or the property owner…
- What is the status of S508?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Regulated Industries (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S508?
- Truenow, Keith (R, SD-013).
- Where is the official record for S508?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/508
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