# Florida SB 796: General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems

Florida SB 796, General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bradley (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Chapter No. 2025-165) (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 796
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Chapter No. 2025-165
- Sponsor: Jennifer Bradley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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 (190 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: Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Environment and Natural Resources Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-06-23: Chapter No. 2025-165
- 2025-06-20: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-15: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-15: Immediately certified -SJ 421 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read 3rd time -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read 2nd time -SJ 415 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/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
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/796/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-SB796-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).