Florida House Bill 1457

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 848
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Prohibits certain stormwater treatment & net improvement activities; requires DEP to require specified documentation for issuance of environmental resource permit for regional stormwater management systems; provides requirements for environmental resource permits authorizing such systems; authorizes certain permit applicants to purchase & use certain pollution reduction allocations & water quality enhancement credits; requires DEP & water management districts to use specified information to establish drainage areas; provides that certain use of enhancement credits constitutes stormwater treatment; provides that certain pollutant load reductions may not be referred to as enhancement credits; requires DEP to file specified rules for adoption by specified date; provides for water quality enhancement provisional permits; provides for modification of such permits under certain conditions; requires DEP & water management districts to recognize enhancement credits established in provisional permits; clarifies types of mitigation measures for compensating stormwater treatment which DEP or water management district governing boards must consider.

Stormwater Treatment

House State Affairs Committee	House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee	Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman [R]	Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]
Rep. James Buchanan [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]

2026-02-26 - House - House State Affairs Committee (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-11	House	Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 848
2026-03-02	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-03-02	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-03-02	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-27	House	CS Filed
2026-02-27	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-27	House	Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2026-02-26	House	Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2026-02-24	House	Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2026-02-17	House	Now in State Affairs Committee
2026-02-17	House	Referred to State Affairs Committee
2026-02-16	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-16	House	CS Filed
2026-02-16	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-16	House	Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
2026-02-10	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

S848 (Same As) 2026-05-07 - Chapter No. 2026-60

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
311	106		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	403		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	413		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	4134		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	4136		Amended Code	See Bill Text
373	414		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Amendment/447909/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457.NRD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457a.NRD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457b.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457c.SAC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457z.NRD.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1457/Analyses/h1457z1.NRD.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76565&IsPCB=0&BillId=84202
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=77015&IsPCB=0&BillId=84202