CS/CS/HB 579: Aquatic Plant Management
GENERAL BILL by Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee ; Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; Melo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Botana ; Overdorf ; Rizo ; Willhite
Aquatic Plant Management; Directs FWCC, in partnership with Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences at University of Florida & Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University, to study nutrient removal technologies & mechanical aquatic plant management techniques within Lake Okeechobee watershed; directs UF/IFAS to submit report to FWCC; directs FWCC to submit report to Governor & Legislature.
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            Bill History Date Chamber Action 11/12/2021 House • Filed 
 12/6/2021 House • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee 
 • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
 • Referred to State Affairs Committee
 • Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
 1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
 2/1/2022 House • Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda 
 2/3/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee 
 • Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
 • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
 • CS Filed
 2/4/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
 2/7/2022 House • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee 
 • Referred to State Affairs Committee
 • Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
 2/10/2022 House • Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee agenda 
 2/14/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee 
 2/15/2022 House • Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee 
 • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
 • CS Filed
 2/16/2022 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee 
 • Now in State Affairs Committee
 • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
 2/21/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda 
 2/23/2022 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee 
 • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
 • Bill released to House Calendar
 • Added to Second Reading Calendar
 2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022) 
 3/1/2022 House • Read 2nd time 
 • Placed on 3rd reading
 • Added to Third Reading Calendar
 3/2/2022 House • Read 3rd time 
 • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
 3/2/2022 Senate • In Messages 
 • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 534
 • Received -SJ 533
 3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
 3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations 
 
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                    CS/CS/HB 579, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2022 at 9:02 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1128 Aquatic Plant Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Environment and Natural Resources   Floor Votes (1)Date Chamber Result 3/2/2022 5:24 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays 
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                    CS/HB 579, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/3/2022 at 4:42 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1128 Aquatic Plant Management Harrell Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Environment and Natural Resources   Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 191591 - Strike All Amendment 
 Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Melo 2/11/2022 
 8:00 PMAdopted 
 2/15/2022PDF 
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                    HB 579, Original Filed Version Posted 11/12/2021 at 3:15 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1128 Aquatic Plant Management Harrell Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Environment and Natural Resources   Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 098641 - Strike All Amendment 
 Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Melo 2/2/2022 
 10:07 AMAdopted without Objection 
 2/3/2022PDF