Nature-based Coastal Resiliency
Summary
Nature-based Coastal Resiliency; Authorizes certain dredging & filling of submerged lands & placement of certain shorelines & seawalls within Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizes erection of specified structures within aquatic preserves; requires DEP to develop by specified date guidelines & standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency; requires DEP & local governments to promote nature-based solutions for coastal resiliency.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted to remove excessive spacing and merged several short lines into single paragraphs for better readability. A new line was added to a subsection to clarify that the Board of Trustees can take any necessary actions to accomplish the authorized tasks. The page count was updated from 9 to 7 pages, reflecting the removal of extra blank lines.
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The document was cleaned up by removing excessive whitespace and merging fragmented lines into standard paragraph format.
A clarifying phrase was added to a list of authorized actions to ensure the Board of Trustees has broad discretion to complete necessary tasks.
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 26
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 17, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-0-4)
house
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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