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SB1288 • 2026

Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island

Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Harrell
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1219 -SJ 608
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island

Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; Designating the Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to erect specified suitable markers, etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; Designating the Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to erect specified suitable markers, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

852850

Committee amendment S 1288 Filed • Environment and Natural Resources (Harrell)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • SB 1288 Ì852850&Î852850 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 01/20/2026 .
602084

Committee amendment S 1288 c1 • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Harrell)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/4/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • CS for SB 1288 Ì602084!Î602084 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 02/04/2026 .

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 608 • Substituted CS/HB 1219 -SJ 608 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1219 -SJ 608

  2. 2026-03-02 Senate

    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/26

  3. 2026-02-18 Senate

    • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  4. 2026-02-13 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

  5. 2026-02-10 Senate

    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time

  6. 2026-02-06 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy

  7. 2026-02-04 Senate

    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  8. 2026-01-30 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building

  9. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time

  10. 2026-01-21 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  11. 2026-01-20 Senate

    • CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  12. 2026-01-15 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  13. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Introduced

  14. 2026-01-12 Senate

    • Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy

  15. 2026-01-07 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Waterbody Designations/Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; Designating the Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to erect specified suitable markers, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Florida Senate
-
2026

CS for CS for SB 1288

By
the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and
General Government; the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources; and Senator Harrell

601-02528-26 20261288c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to waterbody designations; creating s.
3 258.603, F.S.; designating the Andrew “Red” Harris
4 Spoil Island; directing the Department of
5 Environmental Protection to erect specified suitable
6 markers; providing an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10 Section 1. Section 258.603, Florida Statutes, is created to
11 read:
12
258.603

Andrew “Red” Harris Spoil Island designated.—

13
(1)

SI3, a mangrove island adjacent to the Intracoastal

14
Waterway within Jupiter Sound, is designated as the “Andrew

15
‘
Red
’
Harris Spoil Island.”

16
(2)

The Department of Environmental Protection is directed

17
to erect suitable markers designating the “Andrew
‘
Red
’
Harris

18
Spoil Island” as described in subsection (1).

19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.