# Florida HB 4095: Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County Florida HB 4095, Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Chapter No. 2026-224; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 4093 (Ch. 2026-223)) (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4095-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 4095 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Chapter No. 2026-224; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 4093 (Ch. 2026-223) - Sponsor: Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (146 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Headwaters and Fellsmere divide canal upkeep: benefit, low. Headwaters must maintain all of Lateral U Canal; Fellsmere keeps lawful use rights within its boundary. Headwaters also maintains the Main Canal segment inside Fellsmere extending one mile east from Lateral U's centerline. Fellsmere maintains the remaining Main Canal and the Park Lateral Canal with… - Districts can recover neglected canal costs: mixed, low. Each district is responsible for facilities within its boundary and actions by itself or its landowners that harm canal drainage. When required maintenance is neglected, the other district may do corrective work and seek repayment, including attorney fees. The district at fault gets at least 30 day… - Headwaters landowners vote by acreage: mixed, low. District landowners elect five supervisors, with one vote per acre; owners holding less than one acre get one vote. After acreage is combined, a leftover fraction greater than one-half acre earns an extra vote. Supervisors must be landowners or landowner officers, Florida residents, and U.S. citize… - New Headwaters district can charge landowners: mixed, low. The law creates Headwaters as an independent public water-control district covering about 19,691 acres in Indian River County. It gives Headwaters state water-control powers, except where those rules conflict with this law. Headwaters can issue bonds, notes, and other debt under state law. It can a… - Water districts must plan canal use: mixed, low. Headwaters and Fellsmere must adopt a joint water-management plan by October 1, 2027. It must cover emergency canal use and other situations consistent with the system's original permitted design. Future changes to the 2017 Fellsmere plan involving Lateral U, Main, or Park Lateral canals require co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert A. "Robbie" Brackett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - Cosponsor: State Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-07-01: Chapter No. 2026-224; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 4093 (Ch. 2026-223) - 2026-06-08: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-27: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-11: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-11: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 794 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 3rd time -SJ 794 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Read 2nd time -SJ 794 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-25: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-24: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-24: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-13: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-13: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-12: Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-12: Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-10: Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/4095/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4095-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).