# Florida SB 302: Coastal Resiliency

Florida SB 302, Coastal Resiliency, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Ileana Garcia (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-20 (Chapter No. 2026-1) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 302
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Coastal Resiliency
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Chapter No. 2026-1
- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (183 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Florida standardizes nature-based coastal project permits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida's environmental department must develop coastal design standards and start statewide permitting rulemaking by January 1, 2027. The standards cover nature-based and combined natural-and-built methods for erosion, rising seas, storm surge, and similar coastal risks. Th…
- More shoreline options in aquatic preserves: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida aquatic preserves allow nature-based coastal protection placed where it provides the most appropriate benefit. Examples include living seawalls, shoreline and seagrass planting, wave-reducing devices, and stormwater systems combining natural and built features. The l…
- More shoreline restoration in Biscayne Bay: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, state trustees can authorize minimum dredging and filling in Biscayne Bay for natural restoration. This includes preparing underwater ground to restore mangroves, salt marshes, seagrasses, and oyster reefs, with trustee findings and public notice. Shoreline work in the bay a…
- Terra Ceia protection limits waterfront projects: mixed, low. The law establishes the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve in Manatee County. Beginning July 1, 2026, state trustees can approve only limited dredging and filling for listed purposes. These include public navigation or necessity, preserve improvements, public-health or environmental work, and marinas or p…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Cosponsor: Environment and Natural Resources

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Environment and Natural Resources Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2026-03-20: Chapter No. 2026-1
- 2026-03-19: Approved by Governor
- 2026-03-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-03-09: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-09: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-03-05: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-19: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 342 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 342 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Amendment(s) adopted (117522) -SJ 341 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 341 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-05: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-12-04: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-12-02: CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/er/PDF)
- e1, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c2, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-12-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed)
- HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed)
- HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed)
- SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed)
- HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed)
- HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/302/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026)
- [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026)
- [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026)
- [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 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB302-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).