HB 4085 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Okeechobee Utility Authority, Okeechobee County

HB 4085 transfers a specific 406-acre parcel of land in Okeechobee County (described in legal terms) from the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to the Okeechobee Utility Authority. The bill requires the Trust Fund Board to complete this land transfer within 30 days after the bill takes effect. It directly affects the Okeechobee Utility Authority by providing it with this property for potential utility infrastructure or operations. The bill becomes effective on July 1, 2026, or upon becoming law, whichever is later.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 4085 Filed → H 4085 er · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, changing the status from a filed draft to an official enrolled version. The text was reformatted to remove spacing between letters in the header and updated the footer to indicate the bill is now part of the 2026 Legislature. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document status from 'Filed' to 'Enrolled' and adjusted the footer text to reflect the 2026 Legislature.

Removed extra spacing between letters in the header and footer text for formatting consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors