Bill > S0290

Introduced Session

An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; creating s. 125.489, F.S.; defining the terms “gasoline-powered farm equipment” and “gasoline-powered landscape equipment”; prohibiting counties from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment under certain circumstances; providing construction; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; defining the terms “ecologically significant parcel” and “low density municipality”; amending s. 163.3202, F.S.; prohibiting an application for a development on an ecologically significant parcel in a low-density municipality from being administratively approved without an attestation provided by the developer; specifying requirements for such attestation; providing applicability; specifying requirements for the attestation included in certain applications; providing for a waiver; creating s. 166.063, F.S.; defining the terms “gasoline-powered farm equipment” and “gasoline-powered landscape equipment”; prohibiting municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment under certain circumstances; providing construction; amending s. 212.055, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; making a technical change; amending s. 253.0341, F.S.; requiring the Acquisition and Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; prohibiting a local governmental entity from transferring future development rights for surplused lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to determine whether certain state owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to surplus certain state owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to retain a rural-lands protection easement for such surplused lands; requiring that all proceeds from the sale of such surplused lands be deposited in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Incidental Trust Fund for less than fee simple; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to annually provide a report of such surplused lands to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; prohibiting certain lands from being surplused; amending s. 259.1053, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to the Babcock Ranch Advisory Group; amending s. 287.1351, F.S.; revising circumstances under which a vendor is prohibited from submitting a bid, proposal, or reply to an agency or from entering into or renewing any contract to provide goods or services to an agency; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; providing penalties for an applicant for a commercial driver license who receives unauthorized assistance on certain portions of the examination; amending s. 322.36, F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully providing unauthorized assistance to an applicant for the examination required to hold a commercial driver license; repealing ss. 377.71, 377.711, and 377.712, F.S., relating to definitions and the Southern States Energy Compact, Florida as party to the Southern States Energy Compact, and Florida’s participation in the Southern States Energy Board, respectively; amending s. 403.0855, F.S.; deleting a provision relating to legislative approval of certain rules adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection; revising requirements for permittees of biosolids land application sites; revising the date by which permits must comply with specified provisions; requiring local governments that do not transport biosolids outside of their respective county boundaries to comply with specified provisions by a specified date; providing construction; amending s. 482.071, F.S.; requiring certain persons applying for a pest control business license or renewal to provide the department with a certificate of insurance; specifying requirements for such certificate of insurance; amending s. 482.161, F.S.; revising the severity of an administrative fine for violations of certain provisions; amending s. 482.165, F.S.; revising civil penalties; amending s. 489.105, F.S.; defining the terms “subcontractor” and “supplier”; creating s. 489.1295, F.S.; requiring licensed contractors to compensate subcontractors or suppliers for services, labor, or materials within a specified timeframe after receiving payment or in accordance with the terms of the contract for services, labor, or materials; providing an exception; providing disciplinary measures; amending s. 500.04, F.S.; revising the list of prohibited acts related to the prevention of fraud, harm, adulteration, misbranding, or false advertising in the preparation, production, manufacture, storage, or sale of food; repealing s. 500.81, F.S., relating to the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; amending s. 500.93, F.S.; making a technical change; amending s. 501.013, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide an exemption from certain health studio regulations; creating s. 501.062, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the terms “commercial solicitation” and “dwelling”; prohibiting a person from engaging in commercial solicitation under certain circumstances; specifying requirements for certain signage to be displayed on a property; providing penalties; amending s. 570.07, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to reorganize departmental units upon the approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture; amending s. 570.822, F.S.; providing additional eligibility requirements for the Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency Recovery Loan Program; creating s. 570.832, F.S.; requiring the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc., in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to establish the Florida Native Seed Research and Marketing Program, subject to legislative appropriation; providing the purpose of the program; creating s. 570.846, F.S.; establishing the Florida Food Animal and Equine Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program; providing the purpose of the program; defining terms; providing eligibility requirements for the program; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to make loan principal repayments on behalf of eligible candidates up to a certain amount for a specified timeframe, subject to legislative appropriation; providing construction; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules; amending s. 570.85, F.S.; prohibiting a local government from requiring a property owner to obtain a rural event venue permit or license; amending s. 570.86, F.S.; defining the term “rural event venue”; amending s. 573.112, F.S.; renaming the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., as the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc.; establishing the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as a direct-support organization of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; revising provisions relating to membership; amending s. 581.031, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 583.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “dealer”; amending s. 590.02, F.S.; revising the Florida Forest Service’s powers, authority, and duties; authorizing the Florida Forest Service to manage the Welaka Training Center; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; authorizing the Withlacoochee and Welaka Training Centers to assess fees for specified purposes as determined by the Florida Forest Service, regardless of where certain training occurs; renaming the Bonifay Forestry Station as the John Michael Mathis Forestry Station to honor the late John Michael Mathis; creating s. 595.421, F.S.; establishing the Farmers Feeding Florida Program for specified purposes; requiring Feeding Florida to take certain actions to implement the program; prohibiting the foods purchased by Feeding Florida through such program from reentering the wholesale, retail, or secondary market; prohibiting Feeding Florida from allowing a candidate for elective office to host a food distribution event during a specified timeframe; providing applicability; amending s. 597.004, F.S.; making a technical change; prohibiting the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from renewing a certificate of registration for a noncompliant facility unless certain documentation is provided with the renewal application; prohibiting entities whose certificate of registration has been revoked from reapplying for a specified period of time; amending s. 597.010, F.S.; authorizing, rather than requiring, the periodic adjustment of the annual rental fee charged for certain leases; amending s. 599.012, F.S.; making technical changes; amending s. 601.13, F.S.; renaming the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., as the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc.; amending s. 616.001, F.S.; revising and deleting definitions relating to public fairs and expositions; amending s. 616.01, F.S.; revising application requirements for a proposed charter for an association to conduct a public fair or exposition; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide an applicant for a proposed charter with specified information upon the denial of a proposed charter; revising requirements for information that must be included in the proposed charter; amending s. 616.02, F.S.; limiting the number of incorporated state fair associations per county; providing construction; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to waive certain requirements at the discretion of the commissioner; authorizing fair associations incorporated before a certain date to conduct their affairs; deleting provisions relating to requirements for a proposed charter; amending s. 616.03, F.S.; revising requirements for the approval and recordation of the charter; amending s. 616.05, F.S.; revising the process by which a proposed charter amendment is incorporated into the original charter; amending s. 616.051, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which a circuit judge is authorized to dissolve an association and order the distribution of its remaining assets; requiring that such assets be distributed to certain counties; amending s. 616.07, F.S.; deleting provisions relating to distribution of public funds after the dissolution of an association; amending s. 616.101, F.S.; specifying the basis for annual public fair attendance records; requiring a fair association to review its charter every 5 years and submit an updated copy of the charter to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring a designated member of the association to make an attestation; amending s. 616.15, F.S.; making a technical change; revising the information that an applicant must submit to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the department to issue a permit for an association to conduct a fair; revising the timeframe within which the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is required to issue the permit upon the receipt of specified information; making technical changes; deleting obsolete provisions; amending s. 616.251, F.S.; exempting the Florida State Fair Authority from specified provisions; amending s. 624.4032, F.S.; revising the definition of the term “nonprofit agricultural organization”; amending s. 843.085, F.S.; prohibiting a person from wearing or displaying an item that displays the words “concealed weapon permit” or “concealed weapon permitholder” with the intent to mislead another to believe that the person is authorized to wear or display such item; amending s. 934.02, F.S.; defining the term “signal jamming device”; creating s. 934.51, F.S.; prohibiting the possession, manufacture, sale, importation, distribution, or use of a signal jamming device; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; providing for the merger and transfer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc., into the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc.; requiring the completion of the merger by a specified date; providing that the merger is subject to specified provisions; providing for the transfer of funds; providing for the transfer of any program, activity, duty, or function; establishing the Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as the custodian of any property of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, Inc.; amending s. 288.1175, F.S.; conforming cross-references; reenacting ss. 287.056(4) and 287.138(5), F.S., relating to disqualification for state term contract eligibility and contracting with entities of foreign countries of concern prohibited, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 287.1351, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s. 500.177(1), F.S., relating to penalties for dissemination of a false advertisement, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 500.04, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 212.08(13), F.S., relating to taxation and specified exemptions, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 616.07, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting s. 616.185, F.S., relating to trespass upon grounds or facilities of a public fair, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 616.15, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing an effective date.

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Keith Truenow (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (3)

Chapter No. 2026-3 (on 03/24/2026)

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