HB 1063 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Carbon Sequestration

Summary

Carbon Sequestration; Creates Carbon Sequestration Task Force adjunct to DEP; requires task force to submit specified reports to Secretary of Environmental Protection, Governor, & Legislature; provides that participation in certain programs or activities is voluntary; requires certain frameworks or enforcement mechanisms to have explicit legislative approval.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1063 Filed → H 1063 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its description from creating a task force to also providing for construction and voluntary participation in certain programs. The substantive content regarding the Carbon Sequestration Task Force, its members, and duties remains largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being to the legislative findings and bill summary language.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly expanded in its description to include provisions for construction and voluntary participation in programs, though the actual operational provisions remain similar to the original version.

SCOPE

The bill summary was updated to include 'providing construction' and 'providing that participation in certain programs or activities is voluntary' as new substantive provisions.

REQUIREMENT

The legislative findings section was restructured and expanded to include additional context about maintaining ecosystems and the necessity of a statewide program for carbon sequestration incentives.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to the header and page numbering, changing the document identifier from 'hb1063-00' to 'hb1063-01-c1'.

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

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