Florida House Bill 1421

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires land managing entities to identify existing grazable lands and consider whether leasing portions of such land to private entities for cattle grazing is appropriate based on certain goals; requires land managing entities to consider certain information when determining such appropriateness; provides requirements for land management plan if such lands are determined to be appropriate for cattle grazing; requires land managing entities to allow such lands to be leased for such purpose under certain conditions; provides cattle grazing leases shall not allow conversion of native wildlife habitat to improved pasture; provides requirement for land management plan if no portions of such land are appropriate for cattle grazing; revises requirements for FWCC program to control invasive plants; provides applicability.

Cattle Grazing on State Land

House State Affairs Committee	Rep. Jon Albert [R]	Rep. Dean Black [R]	Rep. Erika Booth [R]
Rep. J.J. Grow [R]	Rep. Chad Johnson [R]	Rep. Danny Nix [R]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]

2026-03-04 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#677 (Y: 102 N: 8 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 20 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-28 - House - House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Y: 16 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	Received
2026-03-04	Senate	Referred to Rules
2026-03-04	Senate	In Messages
2026-03-04	House	CS passed; YEAS 102, NAYS 8
2026-03-04	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-04	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-04	House	Read 2nd time
2026-02-26	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
2026-02-18	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-18	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-18	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-17	House	CS Filed
2026-02-17	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-17	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2026-02-17	House	Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2026-02-13	House	Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-01-28	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-01-28	House	Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-01-28	House	Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-01-26	House	Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-15	House	Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-01-15	House	Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-09	House	Filed

S1658 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Environment and Natural Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
253	034		Amended Code	See Bill Text
369	252		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Amendment/758055/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Analyses/h1421.NRD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Analyses/h1421a.NRD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Analyses/h1421b.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Analyses/h1421c.SAC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=75689&IsPCB=0&BillId=84161
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76721&IsPCB=0&BillId=84161
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1421/Vote/HouseVote_h01421c1677.PDF