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SB 1300 Florida Senate · 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; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to consider certain factors when determining whether the natural resources of certain bodies of water and shore areas are adequately protected from a potential accident or blowout; providing requirements for a balancing test to make such a determination, etc.
Issues: ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyThe bill adds environmental protection requirements and a balancing test for oil and gas drilling permits, which can restrict or limit energy production in this sector.75% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill permits oil/gas drilling with minimal environmental safeguards. Requires DEP to consider protection factors in a balancing test but enables extraction activity that harms environment without strengthening protections.80% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Corey Simon
Corey Simon
RRepublican
FL
3
Co
Photo of Jason Brodeur
Jason Brodeur
RRepublican
FL
10