Bill

Bill > S1698


FL S1698

FL S1698
Food and Hemp Products


summary

Introduced
01/05/2024
In Committee
07/10/2024
Crossed Over
02/15/2024
Passed
03/06/2024
Dead
Vetoed
06/07/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to food and hemp products; amending s. 581.217, F.S.; revising legislative findings; revising definitions; defining the term “total delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration”; providing conditions for the manufacture, delivery, hold, offer for sale, distribution, or sale of hemp extract; prohibiting businesses and food establishments from possessing hemp extract products that are attractive to children; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from granting permission to remove or use certain hemp extract products until it determines that such hemp extract products comply with state law; prohibiting event organizers from promoting, advertising, or facilitating certain events; requiring organizers of certain events to provide a list of certain vendors to the department, verify that vendors are only selling hemp products from approved sources, and ensure that such vendors are properly permitted; providing for administrative fines; providing an appropriation; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill amends Florida's state hemp program by revising definitions, providing conditions for the manufacture and sale of hemp extract, prohibiting businesses and food establishments from possessing hemp extract products that are attractive to children, and requiring event organizers to verify that vendors are only selling compliant hemp products. The bill also appropriates $2 million for the Department of Law Enforcement to purchase testing equipment and sets an effective date of October 1, 2024.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (1)

Agriculture (Senate)

Last Action

Veto Message referred to Rules (on 07/10/2024)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...