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.
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 |
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| 4/27/2012 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 4/29/2012 |
• Chapter No. 2012-182, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1239 (Ch. 2012-183) |
