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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 479: Land and Water Management

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 479 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Land and Water Management. Primary sponsor: Randy Maggard (Republican), Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Intergovernmental Affairs 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.

Land and Water Management; Prohibits counties & municipalities from adopting laws, regulations, rules, policies, or ordinances that prohibit adjacent upland activities that are outside certain wetland buffers; repeals provisions relating to land management review teams.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Randy MaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Natural Resources & Disasters SubcommitteePrimary 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. Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  3. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  4. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  5. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  6. CS Filed
  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  8. Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  9. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  10. Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  11. PCS added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
  12. Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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