SB 1822 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Waste Management

Summary

Waste Management; Deleting obsolete provisions that provide legislative findings and require the Department of Environmental Protection to review and update a specified report; preempting the regulation of auxiliary containers to the state; permitting rules, regulations, or ordinances restricting the use of glass auxiliary containers within the boundaries of a public beach; prohibiting a local government and the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for certain solid waste disposal facilities in certain counties, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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S 1822 c1 → S 1822 c2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's waste management laws to update definitions, clarify preemption rules for auxiliary containers, and modify recycling and waste disposal requirements for counties. The changes affect how local governments regulate waste, what materials count as recyclable, and where certain waste facilities can be built.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of auxiliary container regulation by explicitly allowing rules restricting glass containers on public beaches and authorizing the Division of Recreation and Parks to regulate containers in state parks, while maintaining statewide preemption for other auxiliary containers.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'solid waste' to include broader categories of discarded materials from various operations and clarified that recovered materials and post-use polymers are excluded from solid waste.

SCOPE

Added explicit permission for local rules restricting glass auxiliary containers on public beaches and authorized state parks to regulate auxiliary containers within their boundaries.

REQUIREMENT

Modified recycling credit calculations for counties that generate renewable energy from solid waste, adjusting how megawatt-hours produced count toward recycling goals.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed penalty language for counties that fail to meet recycling requirements, updating grant eligibility consequences and compliance reporting deadlines.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date of the act from December 31, 2021 to July 1, 2025, and adjusted various statutory references to reflect current subsection numbering.

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 5 NAYS 3

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors