Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

HB 1609: Waste Incineration

Passage · May 1, 2025 · Yeas 111, nays 1

What the bill does

The bill prohibits local governments or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing construction permits for certain new solid waste disposal facilities or waste-to-energy facilities in specified areas.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Waste Incineration: Prohibits local government or DEP, respectively, from issuing construction permit for certain new solid waste disposal facility or waste-to-energy facility in specified areas.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 30 · Nay 1 · Not voting 2
Republicans
Yea 81 · Nay 0 · Not voting 5

Speaker Daniel Perez voted yea.

Bill

Bill
CS/HB 1609, 1st Eng.
Motion
Passage
Date
May 1, 2025, 05:09 PM
Session
2025 Regular Session
Presiding
Duggan
Yeas–nays
Yeas 111, nays 1; 7 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)

Official vote record (PDF) ↗
The bill on flsenate.gov ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (111)

Nay (1)

Not voting (7)