HB 1297 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Beach Management

Summary

Beach Management; Requires DEP to review certain data when designating certain beaches as critically eroded & in need of restoration & nourishment; requires that certain beaches be designated as critically eroded; authorizes Secretary of Environmental Protection to require coastal local governments to develop specified plans.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 1297 Filed → H 1297 c1 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was converted from a filed version to a committee substitute version with minor formatting corrections and a technical change to the bill number. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to beach management requirements, funding percentages, or eligibility criteria for critically eroded beach designations.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from HB 1297 to CS/HB 1297, indicating it is now a committee substitute version. Minor spacing corrections were made to the header formatting.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

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 Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

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