Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SB 7002: Water Management Districts

Third Reading · April 9, 2025 · Yeas 37, nays 0

What the bill does

The bill requires the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who made a prohibited expenditure and report to the Governor. It requires the South Florida Water Management District to report the estimated remaining cost of the Everglades restoration comprehensive plan and lets the districts levy certain property taxes on specified property for certain purposes, among other changes.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Water Management Districts: Requiring the Commission on Ethics to investigate a lobbyist or principal who has made a prohibited expenditure and to provide the Governor with a report of its findings and recommendations regarding such investigation; requiring the South Florida Water Management District, in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection, to provide a detailed report that includes the total estimated remaining cost of implementation of the Everglades restoration comprehensive plan and the status of all performance indicators; authorizing the districts to levy certain ad valorem taxes on specified property for certain purposes, etc.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 10 · Nay 0
Republicans
Yea 26 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1
No party
Yea 1 · Nay 0

Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.

Bill

Bill
CS/SB 7002
Motion
Third Reading
Date
April 9, 2025, 01:54 PM
Session
2025 Regular Session
Presiding
Passidomo
Yeas–nays
Yeas 37, nays 0; 1 didn't vote (1 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