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SB 1042: Public Waters

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Public Waters; Prohibiting local governments and special districts from applying for a permit to establish or maintain a public mooring field under certain circumstances; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; requiring counties, municipalities, special districts, and, if applicable, the state to close certain beach waters and public bathing places, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 1/13/2026 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/30/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/7/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 1042, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/30/2025 at 4:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 669 Public Waters Gossett-Seidman Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    373.118 General permits; delegation. Page 2 (pdf)
    514.023 Sampling of beach waters; and public bathing places; health advisories. Page 3 (pdf)

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