2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1496: State Renewable Energy Goals

Legislative Summary

Revising the definitions of the terms "biomass" and "renewable energy"; prohibiting the drilling or exploration for, or production of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; prohibiting the permitting and construction of certain structures intended for the drilling or exploration for, or production or transport of, oil, gas, or other petroleum products in certain locations; providing for statewide net zero carbon emissions by a specified date; directing the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with other state agencies, Florida College System institutions and state universities, public utilities, and other private and public entities, to develop a unified statewide plan to generate the state's electricity from renewable energy and reduce the state's carbon emissions by specified dates, etc.

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Bill History

2/27/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Environment and Natural Resources(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman
Lori Berman
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/27/202532.2 KB