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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 302: Coastal Resiliency

Enacted 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

SB 302 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on October 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Coastal Resiliency. Primary sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican), Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-1.

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.

Coastal Resiliency; Prohibiting the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund from approving the dredging or filling of the submerged lands of the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve unless such dredging and filling occurs for certain reasons; authorizing certain dredging and filling of submerged lands and placement of certain shorelines and seawalls within the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve; authorizing the erection of certain structures within aquatic preserves; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, by a specified date, to develop guidelines and standards for nature-based methods to address coastal resiliency and to adopt rules, subject to legislative ratification, for a statewide permitting process for such coastal resiliency, etc.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ileana GarciaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Environment and Natural ResourcesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General GovernmentPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
AvilaCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Barbara ShariefCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate35

“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. Chapter No. 2026-1
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  10. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
  11. Bill referred to House Calendar
  12. In Messages

Showing 12 most recent of 34 actions. Full history

Sources

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