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FL H5701
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Removes the 2025-2026 fiscal year limitation on prohibiting deductibles and copayments in the Petroleum Cleanup Participation Program and Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration Insurance Program, making these prohibitions permanent
- Requires the Inland Protection Trust Fund to absorb all cleanup costs without recourse to reimbursement or recovery on an ongoing basis rather than just for the 2025-2026 fiscal year
- Removes the July 1, 2026 expiration date from provisions in both sections 376.3071 and 376.3072, Florida Statutes
- Maintains existing exceptions: benefits do not apply to sites where department access is denied, costs expended before the grace period, or sites where owners/operators were grossly negligent, falsified records, or intentionally damaged storage systems
- Takes effect July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Petroleum Cleanup Programs
Last Action
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
3/3/2026
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