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CS/HB 7087: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee ; Beshears

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Requires public hearings relating to development of land management plans to be held in any one, rather than each, county affected by such plans; provides for Lee County to retain ownership & assume responsibility for management of specified portion of Babcock Crescent B Ranch Florida Forever acquisition; revises provisions for distribution & use of state funds for local mosquito control programs; provides for department & FWC to enter into memorandum of agreement to develop best management practices for agriculture industry; requires department to adopt rules establishing certain investigational allowances for fertilizer deficiencies; authorizes apiary inspectors to be certified beekeepers under certain conditions; revises prohibition on leaving certain recreational fires unattended, to which penalties apply; transfers, renumbers, & amends provisions relating to authority of department to conduct, supervise, & administer commodity distribution services for school food & nutrition services. APPROPRIATION: $59,239

Effective Date: 6/28/2013
Last Action: 7/1/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-226, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7089 (Ch. 2013-217)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/13/2013 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 237
3/18/2013 House • Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 277
3/25/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/27/13, 10:30 am, Reed Hall
3/27/2013 House • Favorable by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 359
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 359
4/1/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 04/03/13, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2013 House • CS by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 446
4/5/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/8/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 449
• CS by State Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 448
4/19/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/13
4/23/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 719
• Amendment(s) adopted (277807, 710419) -HJ 725
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 820
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 821
4/24/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 589
• Received -SJ 589
5/1/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 893
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 893
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1628 -SJ 893
• Read 2nd time -SJ 893
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1008
• Amendment(s) adopted (933372) -SJ 1008
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1009
• Reconsidered -SJ 1022
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn (933372) -SJ 1022
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 1023
5/2/2013 House • Ordered enrolled
6/17/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/28/2013 • Approved by Governor
7/1/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-226, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7089 (Ch. 2013-217)