CS/CS/SB 698: Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits

GENERAL BILL by Rules, Environment and Natural Resources, Martin

Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits; Prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision of the state from requiring owners and builders of certain residences to receive construction permits from the Department of Environmental Protection as a condition of issuing building or plumbing permits; requiring such owners and builders to provide certain proof to the municipality or political subdivision; requiring an applicant for a permit for the construction of an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system or a property owner to assume specified liabilities under certain circumstances, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2026 01:11 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 589 (er) by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits Last Action: 3/12/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Similar

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  380.0552	Florida Keys Area; protection and designation as area of critical state concern.	Page 24 (pdf)
  381.0065	Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; regulation.	Page 1 (pdf) , Page 23 (pdf)
  381.00651	Periodic evaluation and assessment of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems.	Page 27 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/2/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/15/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  1/20/2026	S	• CS by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  1/21/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1/22/2026	S	• Now in Community Affairs • CS by Environment and Natural Resources read 1st time
  1/29/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  2/3/2026	S	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  2/4/2026	S	• Now in Rules
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  3/9/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
  3/11/2026	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 756 • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 589 -SJ 756 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 589 -SJ 756