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CS/SB 298: Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Polsky ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart

Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments; requiring the department to update the comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and make certain information received from the saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments publicly available on its website; requiring the department to provide cost-share funding up to a specified amount for awarded grants, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/2/2023 Senate • Filed
11/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy
11/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/06/23, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
12/6/2023 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/18/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/18/2024 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
1/19/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
1/24/2024 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24
3/1/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 588
• Amendment(s) adopted (869936) -SJ 588
• Read 3rd time -SJ 588
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 0 -SJ 588
3/1/2024 House • In Messages
3/8/2024 House • Died in Messages