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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1457: Stormwater Treatment

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 1457 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Stormwater Treatment. Primary sponsor: Toby Overdorf (Republican), Karen Gonzalez Pittman (Republican), Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 848 (Ch. 2026-60).

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Official summary

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

Stormwater Treatment ; Prohibits certain stormwater treatment & net improvement activities; requires DEP to require specified documentation for issuance of environmental resource permit for regional stormwater management systems; provides requirements for environmental resource permits authorizing such systems; authorizes certain permit applicants to purchase & use certain pollution reduction allocations & water quality enhancement credits; requires DEP & water management districts to use specified information to establish drainage areas; provides that certain use of enhancement credits constitutes stormwater treatment; provides that certain pollutant load reductions may not be referred to as enhancement credits; requires DEP to file specified rules for adoption by specified date; provides for water quality enhancement provisional permits; provides for modification of such permits under certain conditions; requires DEP & water management districts to recognize enhancement credits established in provisional permits; clarifies types of mitigation measures for compensating stormwater treatment which DEP or water management district governing boards must consider.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Toby OverdorfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Karen Gonzalez PittmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Natural Resources & Disasters SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43

“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; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 848 (Ch. 2026-60)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  4. Bill referred to House Calendar
  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 1)

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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