Sierra Club Florida's legislative team works hard to educate Florida legislators on the importance of caring for our fragile environment. From nutrient pollution in springs and other bodies of water to phosphate mining, fracking, clean energy, protecting wildlife, and conserving land, we follow these issues closely to fight for the future and health of our state and residents.
2025 Legislative Priorities
Protect State Parks and Public Conservation Lands From Development
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Florida’s state parks and public conservation lands play a key role in the preservation of the Everglades ecosystem, and must be protected from development both inside and outside their boundaries.
Expand Clean and Renewable Energy
- Accept federal funds to clean our air and reduce costs for Florida’s workers, homeowners, and small businesses.
- Address the property insurance crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians exposed to the impacts of severe weather.
- Expand and improve efficiency and weatherization programs to reduce costs for Floridians dealing with high energy bills.
- Reduce emissions by advancing an equitable and just transition to clean and renewable energy.
Protect Water Quality
- Fund restoration of Florida’s impaired inland and coastal waters by regulating the state's major polluters.
- Charge large water consumers their fair share to protect our common heritage of rivers, lakes, springs, streams, estuaries, and coastal waters.
- Provide clean, accessible water to all Floridians.
- Ensure biosolids do not contribute to nutrient or PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pollution.
Uphold Democracy
- Restore and protect local governments’ freedom to adopt and implement local solutions to keep their communities safe, clean, and thriving.
- Repeal preemptions that block local action on clean water, resiliency, and climate change.
- Allow Florida to get to work by protecting workers and small businesses against the impacts of extreme heat.
Restore and Protect Local Freedom
- Repeal policies that curtail Floridians’ freedom to speak, sue, or act collectively to hold state and local entities accountable.
2025 Legislative Priorities Document
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Sierra Club Florida’s annual legislative scorecard provides a snapshot of our priority bills from the past session, and the legislators who either championed or worked against Florida’s democracy, and freedom. Click below to see our grade for 2024 and how it compares to previous years.
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