CS/CS/SB 302: Coastal Resiliency
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Environment and Natural Resources ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila ; Sharief
Coastal Resiliency; Prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund from approving the dredging or filling of the submerged lands of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve unless such dredging and filling occurs for certain reasons; authorizing certain dredging and filling of submerged lands and placement of certain shorelines and seawalls within the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizing the erection of certain structures within aquatic preserves; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, by a specified date, to develop guidelines and standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency and to adopt rules, subject to legislative ratification, for a statewide permitting process for such coastal resiliency, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 10/28/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
11/24/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
12/2/2025 Senate • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
12/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/5/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/6/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/19/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 341
• Amendment(s) adopted (117522) -SJ 341
• Read 3rd time -SJ 342
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
• Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026 House • In Messages
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CS/CS/SB 302, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/19/2026 at 11:21 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1035 (c1) Nature-based Coastal Resiliency State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 2/18/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 258.393 Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve wastewater or effluent discharge activities. Page 2 (pdf) 258.397 Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve. Page 4 (pdf) 258.42 Maintenance of preserves. Page 7 (pdf) 380.0938 Page 8 (pdf) -
CS/CS/SB 302, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/6/2026 at 4:25 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1035 (c1) Nature-based Coastal Resiliency State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 2/18/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 117522 - Amendment
Before line 22 insert:Boyd 2/18/2026
1:42 PMSenate: Adopted
2/19/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/12/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/19/2026 10:38 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 258.397 Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve. Page 1 (pdf) 258.42 Maintenance of preserves. Page 4 (pdf) 380.0938 Page 6 (pdf) -
CS/SB 302, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/4/2025 at 8:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1035 Nature-based Coastal Resiliency State Affairs Committee Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 618832 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
(Garcia)2/3/2026
4:02 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/4/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/4/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 380.0938 Page 2 (pdf) -
SB 302, Original Filed Version Posted 10/28/2025 at 10:50 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Environment and Natural Resources (Pre-Meeting) 12/1/2025 (pdf)
Environment and Natural Resources (Post-Meeting) 12/3/2025 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 329416 - Amendment
Delete lines 53 - 55 and insert:Environment and Natural Resources
(Garcia)12/1/2025
2:37 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
12/2/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 12/2/2025 3:30 PM Environment and Natural Resources 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 380.0938 Page 2 (pdf)