Water Storage North of Lake Okeechobee
Summary
Water Storage North of Lake Okeechobee; Requiring the South Florida Water Management District to request that the United States Army Corps of Engineers seek congressional approval of a project implementation report for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project by a specified date; requiring the district, in partnership with the corps, to expedite the development and implementation of aquifer storage and recovery wells; requiring an annual appropriation from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 1, 2021
Signed Jun 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
21
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2021-40, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
legislature
Jun 2, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 820320 adopted
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report considered
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report adopted (820320)
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report received
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriati
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee appointed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Bill placed in Conference (Agriculture & Natural Resources Conference Committee)
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 247499 adopted
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 247499 filed
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/01/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/31/21, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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