2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1136: Regulation of Water Resources

Legislative Summary

Revising the qualification requirements a person must meet in order to take the water well contractor license examination; authorizing certain authorities who have been delegated enforcement powers by water management districts to apply disciplinary guidelines adopted by the districts; prohibiting a person or business entity from advertising water well drilling or construction services in specified circumstances; providing that the Department of Environmental Protection's variance review and advisory committee is not responsible for reviewing water well permitting, etc.

Bill History

1/2/2024
Filed
Senate
1/8/2024
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
Senate
1/9/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/12/2024
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Senate
1/17/2024
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
1/17/2024
Now in Community Affairs
Senate
1/24/2024
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Building
Senate
1/29/2024
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
1/31/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/31/2024
Now in Rules
Senate
2/1/2024
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Senate
2/5/2024
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/08/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/8/2024
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
Senate
2/9/2024
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/9/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/13/2024
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
2/15/2024
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/21/24
Senate
2/21/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/21/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/21/2024
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
2/21/2024
Immediately certified
Senate
2/21/2024
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/1/2024
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/1/2024
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2024)
House of Representatives
3/1/2024
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Ordered enrolled
Senate
4/22/2024
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/6/2024
Approved by Governor
5/7/2024
Chapter No. 2024-143

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #755128

1/26/2024Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #700966

1/25/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#838
3/5/2024
114
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#7
2/21/2024
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
2/8/2024
20
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Community Affairs
1/29/2024
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
1/17/2024
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/7/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jay Trumbull
Jay Trumbull
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/5/202419.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/9/202419.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/31/202422.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/202419.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/9/2024470.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/7/2024469.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/31/2024469.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2024466.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/17/2024467.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/16/2024467.5 KB