HB 209

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 16, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 30, 2025
  • Signed by Governor May 22, 2025

State Land Management

Abstract

State Land Management; Requiring public hearings for all updated conservation and nonconservation land management plans; requiring the Division of State Lands of the Department of Environmental Protection to make available to the public, within a specified timeframe, electronic copies of land management plans for parcels of a certain size and for parcels located in state parks; revising the duties of the Division of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection; specifying requirements for the management of parks and recreational areas held by the state; requiring the division to comply with specified provisions when granting certain privileges, leases, concessions, and permits; authorizing the division to acquire, install, or permit the installation or operation at state parks of campsites and cabins that meet certain requirements; prohibiting the division from authorizing certain uses or construction activities within a state park; prohibiting the division from installing or permitting the installation of any lodging establishment within the boundaries of a state park; requiring that individual management plans for parcels located within state parks be developed with input from an advisory group; requiring that the advisory group's required public hearings be noticed to the public within a specified timeframe, etc.

Bill Sponsors (51)

State Affairs Committee

     
Primary

Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

     
Primary

Hodgers

     
Cosponsor

Votes


Actions


May 23, 2025

Florida Legislature

Chapter No. 2025-76

May 22, 2025

Florida Legislature

Approved by Governor

May 21, 2025

Florida Legislature

Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

May 01, 2025

House

Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

House

CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0

House

Amendment 592460 Concur

House

Senate Message List

Apr 30, 2025

Senate

Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

Senate

Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

House

In Messages

Senate

CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Amendment(s) adopted (592460)

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Substituted for CS/SB 80

Apr 22, 2025

Senate

Received

Apr 16, 2025

Senate

In Messages

House

Read 2nd time

House

Placed on 3rd reading

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

House

Read 3rd time

House

CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

Senate

Referred to Fiscal Policy

Apr 10, 2025

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)

Apr 09, 2025

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

Apr 08, 2025

House

Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee

House

CS Filed

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

Reported out of State Affairs Committee

Apr 04, 2025

House

Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

Mar 07, 2025

House

Now in State Affairs Committee

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

Mar 06, 2025

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

CS Filed

House

Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

House

Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Feb 28, 2025

House

Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

Jan 22, 2025

House

Referred to State Affairs Committee

House

Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

House

Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

Jan 16, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 209 Filed PDF
H 209 c1 PDF
H 209 c2 PDF
H 209 e1 PDF
H 209 er PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
592460 - Amendment to H 209 c2 PDF HTML
648877 - Amendment to H 209 Filed PDF
Bill Analysis -- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/8/2025 6:01 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (5/28/2025 12:48 PM) PDF

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