2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0796: General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the Secretary of Environmental Protection to grant a general permit for the replacement of an existing onsite sewage treatment and disposal system with a distributed wastewater treatment system under certain circumstances; providing for the installation of distributed wastewater treatment units to proceed without any further action by the Department of Environmental Protection if a permittee submits a notification to the department at least a specified number of days before installation, etc.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/11/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Senate
3/21/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/3/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/8/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
Senate
4/15/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/15/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/15/2025
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
4/15/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/15/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#7
4/15/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/8/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
3/26/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
3/11/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/15/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/18/20257.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025372.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/7/2025373.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025374.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025374.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025371.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025371.4 KB