CS/CS/SB 492: Mitigation Banks

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, McClain

Mitigation Banks; Beginning on a specified date, revising the schedule for credit release upon issuance of a mitigation bank credit permit; authorizing a mitigation bank applicant to propose an alternative credit release schedule; prohibiting mitigation credits from being released for freshwater wetland creation until certain conditions are met; requiring the department and water management districts to apply proximity factor multipliers in a specified manner; limiting the timeframe for the permit applicant to rely on a credit availability determination for specified purposes, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/2/2025 04:39 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  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 1175 (c2) by State Affairs Committee Mitigation Banks Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 492	Similar

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  373.4136

  Establishment and operation of mitigation banks.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/5/2025	S	• Filed
  2/20/2025	S	• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced
  3/6/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  3/11/2025	S	• Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 8 NAYS 1 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  4/7/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/10/2025	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  4/14/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy • Remaining references corrected to Rules • Now in Rules • CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
  4/16/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4/21/2025	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 1
  4/22/2025	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4/23/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25 • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  4/29/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 603 • Amendment(s) adopted (181416, 911276) -SJ 604 • Read 3rd time -SJ 604 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 3 -SJ 604
  4/29/2025	H	• In Messages • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  4/30/2025	H	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 893499 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 87, NAYS 26
  4/30/2025	S	• In returning messages
  5/2/2025	S	• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (893499) -SJ 1138 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 30 NAYS 3 -SJ 1138 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1138
  6/18/2025		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor