HB 589 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

Summary

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits; Prohibits municipality or political subdivision of state from requiring owners & builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from DEP as condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requires such owners & builders to provide certain proof to municipality or political subdivision.

Issues: ✗ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Signed May 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 589 e1 → H 589 er · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its final enrolled status, replacing the 'Engrossed' header with 'ENROLLED' and updating the version identifier from 'e1' to 'er'. These changes indicate the bill has completed the legislative process and is now ready for the Governor's signature, with no substantive policy, funding, or eligibility modifications.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header and version identifier to reflect the bill's final enrolled status, changing 'Engrossed' to 'ENROLLED' and the version code from 'e1' to 'er'.

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

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Amendment 596626 Concur

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendment(s) adopted (596626)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors