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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 585: Former Phosphate Mining Lands

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 585 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Former Phosphate Mining Lands. Primary sponsor: Richard Gentry (Republican), Jon Albert (Republican), Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in State Affairs Committee.

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.

Former Phosphate Mining Lands; Provides conditions for cause of action against certain former phosphate mine sites; provides for certain notice of former phosphate mines; requires DOH to conduct surveys of former phosphate land parcels upon petition; requires that specified documentation of radiation levels be submitted in certain civil actions related to phosphate mining.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard GentryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Jon AlbertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48
Natural Resources & Disasters SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29

“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 State Affairs Committee
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Now in State Affairs Committee
  4. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  6. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  7. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  8. Referred to State Affairs Committee
  9. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  11. CS Filed
  12. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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