---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designation of Brevard Barrier Island Area as Area of Critical State Concern"
description: "Designation of Brevard Barrier Island Area as Area of Critical State Concern; Designates Brevard Barrier Island Area as area of critical state concern; provides guiding principles for development within area; provides for removal of designation; providing construction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1489"
citation: "Florida HB 1489 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["reclamation", "and use"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-272"
primary_sponsors: ["Altman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/079b4c5e-4362-434c-b5fb-80aab54fbec1"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/ByCategory"
source_hash: "b9f84df38dd224cbf6efb0f3d16a41932a094440b1ac71b17251a32e52bc9fe1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1489 (2023) — Designation of Brevard Barrier Island Area as Area of Critical State Concern

Designation of Brevard Barrier Island Area as Area of Critical State Concern; Designates Brevard Barrier Island Area as area of critical state concern; provides guiding principles for development within area; provides for removal of designation; providing construction.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-272.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1489 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1489 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1489 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1489 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 1489 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1489/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Infrastructure Strategies Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Altman — primary (person)
- Infrastructure Strategies Committee — primary (organization)
- Brackett — cosponsor (person)
- Mooney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
- **2023-03-17** Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-21** Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-03-21** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-22** Original reference removed: Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2023-03-22** Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-03-22** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
- **2023-04-17** Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-19** Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
- **2023-04-19** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-19** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-19** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-20** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Amendment 859015 adopted
- **2023-04-27** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-27** CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-27** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1686
- **2023-04-27** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-27** In Messages
- **2023-04-27** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-21** Chapter No. 2023-272

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/079b4c5e-4362-434c-b5fb-80aab54fbec1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).