HB 1143 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources

Summary

Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources; Prohibits drilling, exploration, or production of specified petroleum products within certain distance of national estuarine research reserves in certain counties; requires DEP to consider certain factors when determining whether natural resources of certain bodies of water & shore areas are adequately protected from potential accident or blowout; provides requirements for balancing test to make such determination.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Jun 26, 2025

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Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

37–1

Passed

Total votes 38

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1 Nay

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 26, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Amendment 639528 Concur

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (639528)

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Mar 21, 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 Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 3 co-sponsors