HB 1285 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Biosolids Management

Summary
Biosolids Management ; Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Jun 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 1285 c2 H 1285 er · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been updated from a committee version to its final enrolled form, marking its official passage and readiness for the Governor's signature. The changes are primarily technical, updating the document header to reflect 'ENROLLED' status and the 2026 Legislature, while changing the internal file identifier from the committee draft to the enrolled version. No substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements were altered in this update.
TECHNICAL

Updated document metadata to reflect final enrolled status, changing the header from 'CS/CS' to 'ENROLLED' and updating the file identifier from 'hb1285-02-c2' to 'hb1285-02-er'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican27
27 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Jun 25, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Nathan Boyles
Nathan Boyles
RRepublican
FL
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