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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1377: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1377 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems. Primary sponsor: Gallop Franklin (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee.

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 Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems; Provides registration, reporting, inspection, & maintenance requirements for cooling towers, domestic water storage tanks, & supplemental disinfection systems; provides duties of DOH & county health departments regarding cooling towers; provides civil & criminal penalties; requires State Surgeon General to submit report to Legislature; provides for waivers & variances.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gallop FranklinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Rob LongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“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. Died in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  2. Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  4. Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  5. Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. Filed

Sources

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