Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Summary
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Revises, creates, & deletes various provisions under jurisdiction of DACS relating to Florida farm TEAM cards; purchase of food commodities by state agencies, state universities, & FCS institutions; selling of food; enforcement duties of DACS; food permits; bottled water; mislabeled food, food processing equipment, & food areas; milk & milk products; frozen desserts & dairy confections; bulk milk haulers & samplers; bulk milk tankers & hauling services; land acquisition; fertilizer; school food & nutrition programs; beekeepers; aquaculture; & drone use.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
12
Committee
15
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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