Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience
Summary
Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation at USF College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines & standards for green & gray infrastructure & models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure & green-gray infrastructure; requires DEP to develop specified guidelines for nature-based methods for coastal resilience & to finalize & publish guidelines by specified date; requires department to encourage local governments to participate in certain restoration efforts.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Jun 16, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was revised to simplify the Department of Environmental Protection's task from adopting rules to developing and publishing guidelines by July 1, 2027. The Florida Flood Hub's reporting deadline was moved to July 1, 2026, and the bill's effective date was set to July 1, 2025. These changes streamline implementation timelines and reduce regulatory burden while maintaining the focus on nature-based coastal resilience.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt formal rules to developing and publishing guidelines, which is a less prescriptive approach.
TIMELINE
The Department of Environmental Protection must now develop and publish guidelines by July 1, 2027, instead of adopting rules by an unspecified date.
The Florida Flood Hub must submit its report by July 1, 2026, instead of an unspecified date.
REQUIREMENT
The bill's effective date was changed to July 1, 2025.
The Florida Flood Hub's required tasks were renumbered from paragraphs (c) and (d) to (c) through (f), adding new requirements to model effects and identify erosion areas and mangrove protection strategies.
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Mar 20, 2025
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Mar 20, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (23-0-2)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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