2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0371: Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience

Legislative Summary

Requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation at USF College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines & standards for green & gray infrastructure & models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure & green-gray infrastructure; requires DEP to develop specified guidelines for nature-based methods for coastal resilience & to finalize & publish guidelines by specified date; requires department to encourage local governments to participate in certain restoration efforts.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Referred to State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Now in State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Bill released to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #274165

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House State Affairs Committee
3/20/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House State Affairs Committee
3/20/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
3/11/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
3/11/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/12/2025159.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/2025108.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/20/2025718.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025718.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025720.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/7/2025764.5 KB