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CS/CS/SB 492: Mitigation Banks

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; McClain

Mitigation Banks; Beginning on a specified date, revising the schedule for credit release upon issuance of a mitigation bank credit permit; authorizing a mitigation bank applicant to propose an alternative credit release schedule; prohibiting mitigation credits from being released for freshwater wetland creation until certain conditions are met; requiring the department and water management districts to apply proximity factor multipliers in a specified manner; limiting the timeframe for the permit applicant to rely on a credit availability determination for specified purposes, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 5/2/2025 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1138
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
    4/16/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/21/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
    4/22/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/23/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/29/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 603
    • Amendment(s) adopted (181416, 911276) -SJ 604
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 604
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 -SJ 604
    4/29/2025 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    4/30/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 893499 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 87, NAYS 26
    4/30/2025 Senate • In returning messages
    5/2/2025 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (893499) -SJ 1138
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 3 -SJ 1138
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1138

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  • CS/CS/SB 492, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2025 at 4:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 492, Engrossed 2 Posted 5/2/2025 at 4:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 585 (c1) Former Phosphate Mining Lands Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 947 (c2) Civil Actions Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/25/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 832 Track This Bill
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill
    S 832 (e1) Former Phosphate Mining Lands Burgess Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 492, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/29/2025 at 10:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 585 (c1) Former Phosphate Mining Lands Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill
    H 947 (c2) Civil Actions Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/25/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 832 Track This Bill
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill
    S 832 (e1) Former Phosphate Mining Lands Burgess Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    893499 - Amendment
    Remove lines 298-376     		Duggan 4/29/2025
    10:45 PM     		Senate: Concurred
    5/2/2025     		PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/30/2025 1:15 PM House 87 Yeas - 26 Nays
    5/2/2025 3:10 PM Senate 30 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)
    376.308 Liabilities and defenses of facilities. Page 11 (pdf)
    378.213 Page 11 (pdf)
    404.0561 Page 12 (pdf)
    768.405 Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 492, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/22/2025 at 2:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    911276 - Amendment
    Delete lines 185 - 188 and insert:     		McClain 4/28/2025
    1:20 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/29/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    181416 - Amendment
    Between lines 287 and 288 insert:     		McClain 4/28/2025
    1:43 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/29/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/29/2025 10:19 AM Senate 35 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 492, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/14/2025 at 1:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill
    S 1142 Release of Conservation Easements Rodriguez Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    145310 - Amendment
    Delete lines 70 - 277 and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/18/2025
    1:58 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 923336 - Substitute Amendment (145310)
    Delete lines 70 - 313 and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/18/2025
    4:46 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    531212 - Amendment
    Delete line 264 and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/18/2025
    1:53 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    766504 - Amendment
    Delete lines 289 - 313.     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/17/2025
    12:00 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    463698 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (McClain)     		4/20/2025
    6:45 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/22/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/21/2025 2:00 PM Rules 22 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 3 (pdf)
    704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 492, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 10:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2025 (pdf)
    Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1175 (c2) Mitigation Banks State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    694246 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    (McClain)     		4/9/2025
    11:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/11/2025 4:00 PM Environment and Natural Resources 8 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/10/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.403 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    373.4135 Mitigation banks and offsite regional mitigation. Page 9 (pdf)
    373.4136 Establishment and operation of mitigation banks. Page 2 (pdf)
    373.41365 Adoption and modification of rules to ensure financial assurances for long-term management of mitigation under ss. 373.4136 and 373.414. Page 15 (pdf)
    373.414 Additional criteria for activities in surface waters and wetlands. Page 15 (pdf)

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