CS/CS/HB 1175: Mitigation Banks

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee, Duggan; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby

Mitigation Banks; Revises provisions for release & use of mitigation bank credits; provides conditions for use of out-of-service-area mitigation credits; provides methodology for determining award of such credits; authorizes alternative release schedules; requires mitigation banks to submit specified accountings to DEP or WMD; requires DEP or WMD to submit specified annual reports to Legislature; requires certain WMDs, upon application by owner of parcel subject to conservation easement, to release conservation easement if specified conditions are met, including obtaining sufficient mitigation credits from mitigation bank; provides for valuation of property upon such release & authorizes such land to be used for development consistent with certain zoning.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/4/2025 09:20 AM

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 492 (er) by McClain Mitigation Banks Last Action: 6/18/2025 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor	Similar
  S 1142 by Rodriguez Release of Conservation Easements Last Action: 6/16/2025 S Died in Rules	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  918715 - Amendment by Duggan
  Remove lines 252-276
  Filed: 4/18/2025 11:46 AM
  Last Action: 1/1/0001 Senate:
  

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  373.4136	Establishment and operation of mitigation banks.	Page 2 [pdf]
  704.06	Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement.	Page 11 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/26/2025	H	• Filed
  3/4/2025	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/5/2025	H	• Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  3/14/2025	H	• Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
  3/18/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
  3/20/2025	H	• Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  3/21/2025	H	• Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee
  3/31/2025	H	• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  4/2/2025	H	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  4/3/2025	H	• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  4/4/2025	H	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  4/7/2025	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/17/2025	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
  4/23/2025	H	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  4/30/2025	H	• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492