Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1377: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Provides registration, reporting, inspection, & maintenance requirements for cooling towers, domestic water storage tanks, & supplemental disinfection systems; provides duties of DOH & county health departments regarding cooling towers; provides civil & criminal penalties; requires State Surgeon General to submit report to Legislature; provides for waivers & variances.
What the bill says
An act relating to water safety for cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental disinfection systems; creating part III of ch. 386, F.S., entitled "Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems"; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 386.302, F.S.; providing definitions; creating s. 386.303, F.S.; requiring that owners of cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental disinfection systems register them with the Department of Health…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to water safety for cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental disinfection systems; creating part III of ch. 386, F.S., entitled "Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems"; creating s. 386.301, F.S.; providing legislative intent; creating s. 386.302, F.S.; providing definitions; creating s. 386.303, F.S.; requiring that owners of cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, and supplemental disinfection systems register them with the Department of Health; requiring the department to create a statewide electronic system for such registrations; providing minimum requirements for the registration system; requiring that owners of cooling towers, domestic water holding tanks, or supplemental disinfection systems report specified information to the department beginning on a specified date; providing department responsibilities regarding the registration system; requiring that owners of cooling towers maintain certain records for a specified timeframe; requiring that a copy of the maintenance program and plan be kept on the cooling tower premises; providing construction; creating s. 386.304, HB 1377 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1377-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVESF.S.; requiring that owners of cooling towers obtain or update a maintenance program and plan for existing and newly installed cooling towers by a specified date; providing requirements for the maintenance program and plan; creating s. 386.305, F.S.; requiring that certain culture …