# Florida SB 50: Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience

Florida SB 50, Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Ileana Garcia (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Messages) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB50-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 50
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-20
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Messages
- Sponsor: Ileana Garcia (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Environment and Natural Resources, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (83 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 11 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | Environment and Natural Resources Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Messages (House)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (House)
- 2025-03-19: In Messages (House)
- 2025-03-19: Immediately certified -SJ 242 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Amendment(s) adopted (384900) -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 233 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 02/11/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules (Senate)
- 2024-11-20: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- e1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2024-11-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/50/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB50-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).