FloridaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services
What it does
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment; requires Acquisition & Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; prohibits local governmental entity from transferring future development rights for surplused lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; requires DEP, in coordination with DACS, to determine whether state-owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; authorizes DEP to surplus specified state-owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; establishes Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as a DSO of DACS; prohibits person from wearing or displaying item that displays words "concealed weapon permit" or "concealed weapon permit holder" with intent to mislead another to believe that person is authorized to wear or display such item; prohibits possession, manufacture, sale, importation, distribution, or use of signal jamming device.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 3Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290Latest
- Mar 3Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2026-3)Minor
- Feb 26Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- Feb 25Added to Second Reading Calendar
- Feb 25Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 241st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable (State Affairs Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 24CS FiledMinor
- Feb 24Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Feb 24Reported out of State Affairs Committee
- Feb 24Favorable with CS by State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Feb 20PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- Feb 4Now in State Affairs Committee
- Vote recorded Favorable (Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- Feb 4Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Feb 2Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 29Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- Jan 29Referred to State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Jan 29Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Jan 271st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Jan 26CS FiledMinor
- Jan 26Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)Minor
- Jan 26Reported out of Commerce Committee
- Jan 21Favorable with CS by Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 16Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- Jan 131st Reading (Original Filed Version)Minor
- 2025
- Nov 24Now in Commerce Committee
- Nov 24Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Nov 24Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget SubcommitteeMinor
- Nov 24Referred to State Affairs CommitteeMinor
- Nov 24Referred to Commerce CommitteeMinor
- Nov 17FiledIntroduced