SB 1196 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Waste Facilities

Summary

Waste Facilities; Prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal and waste-to-energy facilities under certain circumstances, etc.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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S 1196 Filed → S 1196 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's solid waste and recycling laws to prohibit local governments and the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing construction permits for certain waste disposal and waste-to-energy facilities located near federally protected wetlands and water conservation areas. The bill also adds a population-based exemption for counties with fewer than 1.7 million residents, modifies recycling credit calculations, and expands reporting requirements for counties.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of prohibited facility construction by adding a population-based exemption for smaller counties and modifies the criteria for recycling credits and reporting requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption allowing facilities in counties with populations under 1.7 million to bypass the wetland protection restrictions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the population threshold for small counties from 100,000 to 1.7 million for certain exemptions, significantly expanding the number of counties affected.

Added new reporting requirements for counties to submit annual data on waste disposal, recycling activities, and population participation rates.

FISCAL

Modified the conditions under which counties can receive recycling credits for waste-to-energy production, including new provisions for counties unable to remove combustible materials from waste.

DEFINITION

Updated cross-references in the statute to reflect the new subsection numbering after adding new provisions.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions allowing the department to reduce or modify recycling goals if achieving them would adversely affect the financial viability of a county's waste-to-energy facility.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

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Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors