A bill for an act providing for programs and regulations related to agriculture, including crop production, animal health, agricultural processing, and agricultural marketing, providing for powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing fees, and providing penalties.
HF 799 updates agricultural regulations and definitions related to crop production and nutrient application. It modifies the definition of "agricultural land" to include various uses, farm structures, and land set aside for environmental protection. The bill introduces and defines "beneficial substances" for plants and soils, such as biostimulants and soil amendments. It also revises definitions for fertilizers, their distribution, and required "guaranteed analysis" labeling, affecting farmers, agricultural product distributors, and the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action May 9, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Apr 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 998.
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 1. Excused, 1.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 8:15AM RM 19.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Sexton, Judge and Meggers.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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