Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments
Summary
Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments; Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments; requiring the department to update the comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and make certain information received from the saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments publicly available on its website; requiring the department to provide cost-share funding up to a specified amount for awarded grants, etc.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 40
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (869936)
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/18/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Nov 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/06/23, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Nov 15, 2023
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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