Florida House Bill 973 (Prefiled Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-24 - Filed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Abolishes certain soil & water conservation districts in this state; 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 other specified entities; 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
2025-02-24	House	Filed

S986 (Same As) 2025-02-21 - Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
100	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
100	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text
100	342		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1001	372		Amended Code	See Bill Text
101	5612		Amended Code	See Bill Text
101	71		Amended Code	See Bill Text
101	733		Amended Code	See Bill Text
1011	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
102	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text
11	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
120	81		Amended Code	See Bill Text
121	055		Amended Code	See Bill Text
162	12		Amended Code	See Bill 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
190	005		Amended Code	See Bill Text
200	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
50	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
50	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
50	031		Amended Code	See Bill Text
50	0311		Amended Code	See Bill Text
582	15		Amended Code	See Bill Text
582	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text
582	20		Amended Code	See Bill Text
849	38		Amended Code	See Bill Text
90	902		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	075		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	077		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/973
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/973/BillText/Filed/PDF