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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1169: Water Management Districts

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1169 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Water Management Districts. Primary sponsor: Bill Conerly (Republican), Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, Ways & Means Committee, State Affairs Committee. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Water Management Districts; Provides requirements for Commission on Ethics relating to prohibited expenditures by WMDs; requires quorum & affirmative vote of majority of members of governing board before any action may be taken by board; requires South Florida WMD to provide specified detailed report; prohibits WMD from using state funds for specified purpose; authorizes districts to levy ad valorem taxes on certain property; provides requirements for maximum total millage rate; provides requirements for South Florida WMD's & other WMD’s budgets; requires WMD to give preference to certain bids, proposals, or replies for certain capital improvement projects; provides requirements for competitive selection process & procurement procedures.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill ConerlyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Natural Resources & Disasters SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ways & Means CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill referred to House Calendar
  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
  5. CS Filed
  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  7. Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  8. Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  9. Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  10. Now in State Affairs Committee
  11. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source