SB 1042: Public Waters

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Public Waters; Prohibiting local governments and special districts from applying for a permit to establish or maintain a public mooring field under certain circumstances; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Department of Health to adopt and enforce certain rules; requiring counties, municipalities, special districts, and, if applicable, the state to close certain beach waters and public bathing places, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/30/2025 04:47 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 669 (c1) by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Public Mooring Fields Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in State Affairs Committee	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  373.118	General permits; delegation.	Page 2 (pdf)
  514.023	Sampling of beach waters; and public bathing places; health advisories.	Page 3 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/30/2025	S	• Filed
  1/7/2026	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Health Policy