Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1196: Waste Facilities
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal and waste-to-energy facilities under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to waste facilities; amending ss. 403.706 and 403.707, F.S.; prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal and waste-to energy facilities under certain circumstances; providing applicability; amending ss. 403.703, 403.7049, and 403.705, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to waste facilities; amending ss. 403.706 and 403.707, F.S.; prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal and waste-to energy facilities under certain circumstances; providing applicability; amending ss. 403.703, 403.7049, and 403.705, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Present subsections (2) through (23) of section 403.706, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3) through (24), respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to that section, and present subsections (4), (6), (7), and (20) are amended, to read: 403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities.-- (2)(a) A local government may not issue a construction permit pursuant to s. 403.707 for a new solid waste disposal facility that uses an ash-producing incinerator or for a waste to-energy facility if the proposed location of such facility is sited within a 2-mile radius, as measured from the stack, of any impoundment area authorized by Congress with an effective interior storage of at least 100 acres for purposes of capturing, storing, and distributing surface water; improving hydroperiods and hydropatterns in any water conservation area; increasing the spatial extent of wetlands; benefiting any federally listed threatened and endangered species; flood mitigation; …
Sponsors
- Sharief, Barbara (D, SD-035) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Community Affairs
- : Now in Community Affairs
- : CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
- : Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- : CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
- : On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
- : Filed
Votes
- Senate: S 1196 Filed (February 3, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Community Affairs, Rules, Environment and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is S1196?
- S1196 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Waste Facilities.
- What does S1196 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to waste facilities; amending ss. 403.706 and 403.707, F.S.; prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal and waste-to energy facilities under certain circumstances; providing applicability; amending ss. 403.703, 403.7049, and 403.705, F.S.; conforming cross references; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S1196?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Community Affairs (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1196?
- Sharief, Barbara (D, SD-035).
- Where is the official record for S1196?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1196
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