Florida House Bill 123

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abolishes certain soil & water conservation districts; transfers assets & liabilities of such districts to DACS; provides that independent special district that grants public access to district lands or water areas for outdoor recreational purposes owes no duty of care to perform specified actions; provides that independent special district is not responsible for injury to persons or property caused by act or omission of such person upon such lands or water areas; provides certain protection to owner of private land if independent special district secures easement or other access right through such private land to district lands or water areas that independent special district makes available to public for outdoor recreational purposes; provides that special district may purchase commodities & contractual services from purchasing agreements of this state; provides that independent special district may require, by resolution, criminal history screening for certain persons; revises qualifications of supervisor of soil & water conservation district; requires DACS to monitor specified soil & water conservation districts & ensure that each district is winding up administrative & fiscal matters in timely manner & using certain practices.

Special Districts

Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-10-14	House	Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2025-10-14	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2025-10-14	House	Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2025-10-14	House	Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2025-10-08	House	Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
171	093		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	0331		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	053		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	0695		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	0699		Amended Code	See Bill Text
189	074		Amended Code	See Bill Text
582	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text
582	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/123
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/123/BillText/Filed/PDF