Biosolids Management
Summary
Biosolids Management; Prohibiting the Department of Environmental Protection from issuing or renewing a permit for certain biosolids land application sites if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment and which meets specified requirements, etc.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to expand the number of committees involved in its review and extend the bill's effective date from 2026 to 2027. Most significantly, the distance requirement for biosolids land application sites was reduced from 50 miles to 30 miles, meaning sites must now be closer to permitted wastewater treatment facilities to qualify for restrictions.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was tightened by reducing the allowable distance between biosolids sites and wastewater treatment facilities, thereby increasing the number of sites that could be restricted.
REQUIREMENT
The maximum distance allowed between a proposed Class B biosolids land application site and a permitted wastewater treatment facility was reduced from 50 miles to 30 miles.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the act was delayed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2027.
SCOPE
The bill's committee sponsorship was expanded to include the Committee on Rules in addition to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-1)
senate
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/12/26, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Don Gaetz
RRepublican
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