# Florida HB 479: Land and Water Management

Florida HB 479, Land and Water Management, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-13 (Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 479
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Land and Water Management
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
- Sponsor: Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, State Affairs Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-13: Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-15: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-14: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-14: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-09: PCS added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-11-24: Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-19: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- c1, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/479/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-19: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/479/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
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/479/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/479/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB479-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).