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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1421: Cattle Grazing on State Land

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 1421 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Cattle Grazing on State Land. Primary sponsor: Jon Albert (Republican), State Affairs Committee. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Rules.

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.

Cattle Grazing on State Land; Requires land managing entities to identify existing grazable lands and consider whether leasing portions of such land to private entities for cattle grazing is appropriate based on certain goals; requires land managing entities to consider certain information when determining such appropriateness; provides requirements for land management plan if such lands are determined to be appropriate for cattle grazing; requires land managing entities to allow such lands to be leased for such purpose under certain conditions; provides cattle grazing leases shall not allow conversion of native wildlife habitat to improved pasture; provides requirement for land management plan if no portions of such land are appropriate for cattle grazing; revises requirements for FWCC program to control invasive plants; provides applicability.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jon AlbertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Erika BoothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
J.J. GrowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Chad JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“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 Rules
  2. Received
  3. Referred to Rules
  4. In Messages
  5. CS passed; YEAS 102, NAYS 8
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2026)
  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  11. Bill referred to House Calendar
  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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