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CS/CS/HB 1237: Department of Citrus

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee ; Albritton ; Crisafulli ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Brandes ; Caldwell ; Drake ; Gaetz ; Grimsley ; Horner ; Kreegel ; Oliva ; Patronis ; Smith ; Stargel ; Steube ; Williams, T. ; Wood

Department of Citrus; Revises Florida Citrus Code; provides for appointment of Department of Citrus' (DOC's) executive director; revises terms of Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) members; provides for staggered terms of members appointed from each citrus district; establishes staffing requirements for DOC; deletes requirements for days, hours, & other conditions of employment for DOC employees; repeals various statutory standards & authorizes DOC to prescribe such standards, including maturity & quality standards for grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, canned orange juice, grapefruit juice products, canned blends of orange & grapefruit juices, frozen concentrated orange juice, & high-density frozen concentrated orange, limits on spacing between stacked field boxes caused by cleats, issuance of emergency quality assurance orders following freezing temperatures, & quality of citrus exports; redesignates excise taxes on citrus fruit as assessments & revises maximum rates of such assessments; revises number of FCC members required to issue marketing orders; & revises bond requirements for citrus fruit dealer licensees.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-182, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2012 House • Filed
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 122
1/12/2012 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 213
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/17/2012 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 229
• Now in Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee -HJ 229
1/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 2:00 pm, 306 HOB
1/24/2012 House • CS by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 300
1/26/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/27/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to State Affairs Committee -HJ 297
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 297
• CS by Rulemaking and Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 293
1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/01/12, 8:30 am, Morris Hall
2/1/2012 House • CS/CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 456
2/2/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 449
2/6/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 525
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 713
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 761
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 762
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 828
• Referred to Agriculture; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 828
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Agriculture; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1245
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1245
• Substituted for CS/SB 1648 -SJ 1246
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1245
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1246
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1246
3/9/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1715
4/13/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/27/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/29/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-182, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183)