SB 978 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Advanced Wastewater Treatment

Summary

Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with water management districts and wastewater facilities, to submit to the Governor and the Legislature specified reports on certain sewage disposal facilities in this state by specified dates, etc.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 978 Filed → S 978 c1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

SB 978 was amended from its original filed version to a committee substitute version, incorporating changes made by the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, with minor technical and formatting adjustments throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope, applicability, and substantive requirements remain unchanged; only formatting and minor wording adjustments were made.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and capitalization changes throughout the document, such as changing 'Department of Environmental Protection' to 'the Department of Environmental Protection' in some instances.

Statute citation updated from s. 403.064(17) to s. 403.064(16) in subsection (2)(f).

Minor wording changes including 'this state' instead of 'the state' and 'would' instead of 'will' in some contexts.

Added metadata headers including bill number, committee information, and timestamps to the top of the document.

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Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Committee

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

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors