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This week, the Ryans provide updates on bills that still have significance in the last weeks of the legislative session. The following are action alerts for some of the bills discussed.

Action Alerts: PLEASE COMPLETE ASAP! Some of these action alerts are very time sensitive.

DEP Bill HB 1417/SB 1510

https://floridaspringscouncil.good.do/2026legislativesession/SB-1510-FiscalPolicy/

Blue Ribbon Projects HB 299/SB354

https://waterkeepersflorida.good.do/developersdreambill/committee-rules/

Tributaries of the St Johns River (Blue Ribbon Projects) HB 981/SB 1066

Call Senate President Albritton at 850-487-5027. You can help by stating that you support Ocklawaha Restoration SB 1066 and want to be heard on the Senate Floor!

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This week, Ryan and Ryan discuss the Florida House and Senate budget proposals and what they mean for our environment here in Florida.

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The Ryans respond to an online comment regarding the Ocklawaha River Restoration bill and provided updates on some significant bills. In this episode, the following bills were discussed.

HB 1421: Cattle Grazing on State Land (Albert) / SB 1658: Cattle Grazing on State Lands (Truenow)

HB 299: Blue Ribbon Projects (Melo) / SB 354: Blue Ribbon Projects (McClain)

HB 433: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Alvarez)/ SB 290: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Truenow)

HB 575: Auxiliary Containers (Weinberger)/ SB 240: Auxiliary Containers (Garcia)

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Tuesday 2/3

House State Affairs Committee (17 HOB) (8:00 - 10:00 am)

• HB 441: Conservation Lands (Kendall)
  • Passed 23-0
• HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Duggan)
  • Passed, as amended, 23-0

Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee (110 SOB) (3:30 - 5:30 pm)

• SB 1510: Department of Environmental Protection (Massullo)
  • Passed, as amended, 7-0
• SPB 7034: Ratification of Rules of the Florida Dep. of Environmental Protection
  • Passed 6-1

Wednesday 2/4

House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Sub. (314 HOB) (1:30 - 3:30 pm)

• HB 433: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Alvarez)
  • Passed 14-0

Senate Approps. Comm. on Envir., Ag., and Gen. Gov. (412 Knott) (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

• SB 546: Conservation Lands (Mayfield)
  • Passed 11-0
• SB 1066: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Brodeur)
  • Passed, as amended, 10-1
• SB 1120: Water Management Districts (Brodeur)
  • Passed 11-0
  • Only has two appropriations committees

Thursday 2/5

House Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism (17 HOB) (12:30 - 3:30 pm)

• HB 1245: Biosolids Management (Shoaf)
  • Passed 16-0

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HB 495: Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification (Albert)

Passed 15-0

The week ahead:

Tuesday 2/3

House State Affairs Committee (17 HOB) (8:00 - 10:00 am)

• HB 441: Conservation Lands (Kendall)
  • Final Committee
• HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Duggan)
  • Final Committee

Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee (110 SOB) (3:30 - 5:30 pm)

• SB 1510: Department of Environmental Protection (Massullo)
  • First Committee
• SPB 7034: Ratification of Rules of the Florida Dep. of Environmental Protection
  • First Committee
    Senate Approps. Comm. on Envir., Ag., and Gen. Gov. (412 Knott) (3:45 - 6:00 pm)

Wednesday 2/4

• SB 302: Nature-based Solutions for Improving Coastal Resilience (Garcia)
  • Second of three committees
• SB 546: Conservation Lands (Mayfield)
  • Second of three committees
• SB 636: Beach Management (Leek)
• SB 1066: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Brodeur)
  • Second of three committees
• SB 1120: Water Management Districts (Brodeur)
  • First of two committees

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Week three isn't over, but there were many bills being heard that impact Florida's environment. Ryan and Ryan have your breakdown of what impacts Florida:

SB 290: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Truenow): Temp Postponed

HB 11: Designation of State Birds (Mooney)

Passed 25-0

HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Duggan)

Passed 28-0

SB 1294: Biosolids Management (Bradley)

Passed, as amended, 8-0

SB 1468: Advanced Wastewater Treatment (Berman)

Passed 8-0

SB 1474: Biosolids Management (Gaetz)

Passed, as amended, 8-0

SB 1628: Net-Zero Policies by Governmental Entities (Avila)

Passed, as amended, 5-3

HB 441: Conservation Lands (Kendall)

Passed 14-0

HB 673: Release of Conservation Easements (Duggan)

Passed 15-2

HB 1035: Nature-based Coastal Resiliency (Mooney)

HB 1245: Biosolids Management (Shoaf)

Passed 18-0

HB 1421: Cattle Grazing on State Land (Albert)

Passed 16-2

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Tuesday 1/27

Senate Rules Committee (412 Knott Building) (9:00 - 11:30 am)

HB 167: Former Phosphate Mining Lands (McClure)

House State Affairs Committee (17 HOB) (9:30 - 11:30 am)

HB 11: Designation of State Birds (Mooney)

House Budget Committee (17 HOB) (3:00 - 6:00 pm)

HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Duggan)

Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee (110 SOB) (3:30-5:30 pm)

SB 1294: Biosolids Management (Bradley)

SB 1474: Biosolids Management (Gaetz)

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This week, the Ryans discuss bills that are already relevant during week two of Florida's 2026 legislative session. The bills discussed are:

SB 1066: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Brodeur) & HB 981: Tributaries of St. Johns River (Duggan)

SB 546: Conservation Lands (Mayfield) & HB 441 Kendall

SB 240: Auxiliary Containers (Garcia) & HB 575: Auxiliary Containers (Weinberger)

SB 354: Blue Ribbon Projects (McClain) & HB 299: Blue Ribbon Projects (Melo)

SB 544: Golf Courses (Truenow) & HB 495: Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification (Albert)

SB 718: Water Management (McClain) & HB 479: Land and Water Management (Maggard)

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