The Florida Senate

HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River

GENERAL BILL by Duggan

Tributaries of St. Johns River; Requires DEP to hire project lead to oversee implementation of act, to develop project plan for restoration of Ocklawaha River, & to develop specified outdoor recreation plan; creates Northeast Florida River & Springs Recreation & Economic Development Advisory Council; requires Department of Commerce to develop specified economic development program for Marion & Putnam Counties.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/5/2026	House	• Filed
  1/12/2026	House	• Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	House	• Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

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• HB 981, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2026 at 10:24 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1066	Tributaries of the St. Johns River	Brodeur	Identical	Last Action: 1/20/2026 S CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  636109 - Amendment Remove lines 105-132 and insert:	Duggan	1/16/2026 1:34 PM		PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  373.464		Page 3 (pdf)

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