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HB1219 • 2026

Waterbody Designations

Waterbody Designations

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee ; Snyder
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Chapter No. 2026-42
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Waterbody Designations

Waterbody Designations; Designates Andrew "Red" Harris Spoil Island; directs DEP to erect suitable markers.

What This Bill Does

  • Waterbody Designations; Designates Andrew "Red" Harris Spoil Island; directs DEP to erect suitable markers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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150589

Committee amendment H 1219 Filed • Snyder

Adopted 1/28/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • HB 1219 (2026) Amendment No.
  • 150589 - h1219-line 12.docx Published On: 1/27/2026 4:48:01 PM Page 1 of 2 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Natural Resources & 1 Disasters Subcommittee 2 Representative Snyder offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove lines 12-17 and insert: 6 258.603 Andrew "Red" Harris Spoil Island designated.— 7 (1) SI3, a mangrove island adjacent to the Intracoastal 8 Waterway within Jupiter Sound, is designated as the "Andrew 9 'Red' Harris Spoil Island." 10 (2) The Department of Environmental Protection is directed 11 to erect suitable markers designating the "Andrew 'Red' Harris 12 Spoil Island" as described in subsection (1).
  • 13 ----------------------------------------------------- 14 T I T L E A M E N D M E N T 15 Remove line 4 and insert: 16 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Chapter No. 2026-42

  2. 2026-04-21 The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives

    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor • Approved by Governor

  3. 2026-03-05 Senate

    • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 608 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1288 -SJ 608 • Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Read 3rd time -SJ 608 • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 608

  4. 2026-03-05 House

    • In Messages • Ordered enrolled

  5. 2026-02-26 Senate

    • Referred to Rules • Received

  6. 2026-02-25 House

    • Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

  7. 2026-02-25 Senate

    • In Messages

  8. 2026-02-19 House

    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  9. 2026-02-10 House

    • Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar

  10. 2026-02-06 House

    • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda

  11. 2026-01-30 House

    • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee

  12. 2026-01-29 House

    • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. 2026-01-28 House

    • Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  14. 2026-01-26 House

    • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda

  15. 2026-01-15 House

    • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee

  16. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  17. 2026-01-08 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Waterbody Designations; Designates Andrew "Red" Harris Spoil Island; directs DEP to erect suitable markers.

Current Bill Text

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CS/HB 1219 2026 Legislature

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

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An act relating to waterbody designations; creating s. 2
258.603, F.S.; designating the Andrew "Red" Harris 3
Spoil Island; directing the Department of 4
Environmental Protection to erect suitable markers; 5
providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 258.603, Florida Statutes, is created 10
to read: 11
258.603 Andrew "Red" Harris Spoil Island designated.— 12
(1) SI3, a mangrove island adjacent to the Intracoastal 13
Waterway within Jupiter Sound, is designated as the "Andrew 14
"Red" Harris Spoil Island." 15
(2) The Department of Environmental Protection is directed 16
to erect suitable markers designating the "Andrew "Red" Harris 17
Spoil Island" as described in subsection (1). 18
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 19