SB 946 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Waste Facilities

SB 946 prohibits state and local governments from approving permits for specific types of waste facilities. This bill directly affects local planning departments, environmental agencies, and waste management companies seeking new facility permits. The key provision is a blanket ban on permit approvals for the designated waste facilities outlined in the bill, though the abstract does not specify which facility types are covered. The bill creates a clear regulatory restriction on government permitting actions without detailing the exact facilities or environmental standards involved.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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S 946 Filed → S 946 c1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill modifies Florida's waste facility permitting rules to prohibit state and local governments from approving certain waste facilities within 1 mile of the C-9 impoundment (previously 2 miles of broader Everglades areas). It also adds a new weight limit for heavy truck combinations and updates reporting requirements for water management districts.

Scope change

The prohibited area was narrowed from 2 miles of multiple Everglades zones to 1 mile of the C-9 impoundment specifically, and the prohibition now explicitly applies to both state and local entities.

SCOPE

Prohibited waste facility distance reduced from 2 miles of Everglades Protection Area, Everglades Construction Project, or water structures to 1 mile of the C-9 impoundment only

Prohibition now explicitly applies to both state and local governmental entities (previously only local entities)

REQUIREMENT

New weight limitation added: maximum overall gross weight of truck tractor-semi-trailer combination shall not exceed 155,000 pounds

New Section 3 added to update Small County Outreach Program eligibility criteria

New Section 4 added to require South Florida Water Management District to include Everglades Trust Fund expenditure report in annual reports

DEFINITION

Updated cross-references for Everglades Agricultural Area from subsection (16) to (15) in multiple sections

TIMELINE

Added exemption for facilities that were constructed and had operating permits before July 1, 2025

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Committee

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors