SB 1580 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Infrastructure and Resiliency

Summary

Infrastructure and Resiliency; Granting the Department of Environmental Protection the exclusive authority to execute coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships; authorizing the department to take certain actions to encourage investment from the private sector in coastal resiliency projects, etc.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 1580 Filed → S 1580 c1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

SB 1580 was amended from a Senate-filed version to a committee substitute version that significantly restructures the bill. The committee version adds a new definition of 'qualifying project' to existing public-private partnership statutes, creates a new section defining 'coastal resiliency project' with specific examples, and consolidates authority under the Department of Environmental Protection. The committee version also removes the requirement for a 5-year implementation timeline that was present in the original version.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly amends existing public-private partnership statutes (s. 255.065) to include coastal resiliency projects as qualifying projects, whereas the original version only created a new section without amending existing statutes.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'qualifying project' and 'coastal resiliency project' with specific examples of eligible infrastructure and resiliency measures.

SCOPE

Granted the Department of Environmental Protection exclusive authority to execute coastal resiliency projects through public-private partnerships.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the 5-year implementation timeline requirement for projects addressing flooding and sea level rise.

Changed authority composition from a six-member board with specific appointees to direct departmental authority without a separate governing board.

Changed reporting frequency from biannual to biennial for progress reports.

Added requirement for the department to seek comments from local governments and the public during project planning.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Apr 21, 2025

D Democratic5

5 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

17 Yea 2

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)

senate

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/25/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors