HB 495 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification

Summary

Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification; Provides legislative findings & intent regarding golf course best management practices certification; provides for type two transfer of Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification program in DEP to DACS.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Nov 19, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

H 495 Filed → H 495 c1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices certification program from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, aligning it with existing programs for sod and green industry. The certification requirements remain largely the same, but the administering agency has changed. This shift centralizes oversight under the department that already manages similar agricultural and turfgrass programs.

Scope change

The certification program's oversight authority changed from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, while the certification requirements, duration, and exemptions remain substantially unchanged.

SCOPE

Golf Course Best Management Practices certification program transferred from Department of Environmental Protection to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

DEFINITION

Department definition updated to reflect new oversight agency (Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)

TECHNICAL

Section numbering and paragraph references adjusted to reflect renumbering from 403.9339 to 604.75

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce 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

Nov 24, 2025

Committee

Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors