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SB 1628 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities

Summary
Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities; Prohibiting governmental entities from adopting or requiring the adoption of net-zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from expending government funds to support, implement, or advance net-zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from imposing taxes, fees, penalties, charges, offsets, or assessments to advance net-zero policies; prohibiting governmental entities from implementing, administering, or enforcing a program that functions as a cap-and-trade program or has such effect, etc.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill prohibits governmental entities from expending funds or imposing taxes/fees to implement net-zero policies, directly restricting budgetary/tax actions related to this topic.95% confidence ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill prohibits net-zero policies, funding, and related fees, directly opposing clean energy advancement and renewable infrastructure goals.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentBill explicitly prohibits governmental entities from adopting, funding, or implementing net-zero policies, directly restricting climate action efforts that align with environmental protection goals.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 1628 Filed → S 1628 c1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a filed draft to a committee substitute version, refining the language to explicitly include programs that have the 'effect' of cap-and-trade systems. The definition of carbon dioxide was clarified to specify its chemical composition, and the bill's title was updated to reflect its status as a committee substitute.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded to cover programs that function as cap-and-trade systems even if they do not explicitly name themselves as such.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'carbon dioxide' was updated to explicitly describe it as a gas composed of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.

REQUIREMENT

The prohibition on cap-and-trade programs was strengthened to ban any program that functions as one or has the 'effect' of one, rather than just those explicitly labeled as such.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to indicate it is a 'Committee Substitute' rather than the original filed version.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
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; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
FL
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