HB 441 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Conservation Lands

Summary
Conservation Lands; Requires Division of State Lands to publish certain information on its website before Acquisition & Restoration Council or Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund meets to review proposed sale of conservation lands; requires that certain parcels proposed for exchange be appraised in accordance with certain criteria; removes provisions requiring division to submit certain requests to Acquisition & Restoration Council for review; removes provisions requiring division to provide certain recommendations to board of trustees; requires division to publish certain information on its website before council or board of trustees meets to review proposed land exchange; requires division to submit certain requests to council for review & requiring council to provide recommendations to division in certain circumstances; requires division to provide certain recommendations to board of trustees in certain circumstances; requires governing board of water management district to publish certain information on its website before meeting to review proposed sale or exchange of certain lands.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Nov 18, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2026
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The document has been updated from a Committee Substitute version to the final Enrolled version, indicating the bill has successfully passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding amounts, or eligibility rules, were made in this update.
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
15
Committee
18
Apr 22, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors