2024 Legislative Session

The Florida Springs Council was built to level the playing field and win victories for Florida’s springs. Achieving this mission takes many forms, but the basis of our success over the past five years is our ability to fund, manage, and win legal challenges to enforce state environmental laws. Our effectiveness in the courthouse not only impacts the cases we have fought, but the many times the credible threat of litigation has convinced state agencies to change their actions.

This bill would essentially eliminate acces to the legal process to protect the environment. It would saddle the losing party in a case against DEP or a water management district with all legal fees of the prevailing party, so bringing a case to court would be too risky for the average person or nonprofit.

Fill in your own subject line. Suggestions include "Vote no on 738", "Say no to Environmental (mis)management", "Protect my right to access the courts", or "NO on SB 738 to protect Floridians and Florida’s Environment"

The Florida Springs Council was built to level the playing field and win victories for Florida’s springs. Achieving this mission takes many forms, but the basis of our success over the past five years is our ability to fund, manage, and win legal challenges to enforce state environmental laws. Our effectiveness in the courthouse not only impacts the cases we have fought, but the many times the credible threat of litigation has convinced state agencies to change their actions.

This bill would essentially eliminate acces to the legal process to protect the environment. It would saddle the losing party in a case against DEP or a water management district with all legal fees of the prevailing party, so bringing a case to court would be too risky for the average person or nonprofit.

Fill in your own subject line. Suggestions include "Vote no on 738", "Say no to Environmental (mis)management", "Protect my right to access the courts", or "NO on SB 738 to protect Floridians and Florida’s Environment"

Protect Environmental Advocacy, STOP SB 738

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Dear Senators,

Please vote no on Senate Bill 738 - Environmental Management - when it is heard by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, January 10th.

Section 1 of SB 738 requires the losing party in environmental challenges to pay the court costs and attorney fees of the other parties, including state agencies. If passed, this bill will make going to court to enforce environmental laws and rules financially impossible for individuals and non-profits, because every environmental challenge will be a life-or-death fight against state agencies with multi-billion dollar tax-payer funded budgets. One loss would mean the end of the non-profit, or financial ruin of the individual, bringing the challenge to protect Florida’s environment.

Frivolous lawsuits are already subject to sanctions and mandatory attorney fees. SB 738 is not intended to stop frivolous lawsuits, but to deter and punish non-profits and Floridians who successfully litigate to ensure that the laws passed by the Legislature are enforced and Florida’s environment is protected.

Please protect Floridians and Florida’s environment by Voting No on SB 738.

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