Urban Agriculture
Summary
Urban Agriculture; Authorizing farm equipment used to transport farm products to be stored, maintained, or repaired within specified boundaries; exempting farm equipment used in urban agriculture from provisions requiring farm equipment to be located within specified boundaries; providing that nonresidential farm buildings, fences, or signs located on lands used for urban agriculture are not exempt from the Florida Building Code or local governmental regulations; creating the “Urban Agriculture Pilot Project Act"; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to approve municipal urban agricultural pilot projects, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 14, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 17, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (818054)
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/16/21, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/21, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to Agriculture; Community Affairs; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darryl Rouson
DDemocratic
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