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CS/CS/CS/SB 1876: State Hemp Program

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Innovation, Industry, and Technology ; Agriculture ; Montford ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibson

State Hemp Program; Revising the definition of the term “food” to include hemp extract for purposes of the Florida Food Safety Act; providing that a person operating a minor food outlet that sells hemp extract is not exempt from certain food permit requirements; providing that hemp extract that does not meet certain requirements will be considered adulterated or misbranded; prohibiting the sale of certain hemp extract products to individuals under a specified age, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 921 (Ch. 2020-135)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/13/2020 Senate • Filed
1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 183
1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 183
1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 01/28/20, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Building
2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 229
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Agriculture read 1st time -SJ 235
2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
2/12/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 02/17/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/17/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
2/18/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/19/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology read 1st time -SJ 332
2/21/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered
2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/2/2020 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 374
3/3/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 377
3/4/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20 -SJ 519
3/6/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 494
• Amendment(s) adopted (964152) -SJ 495
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 495
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 534
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 534
3/9/2020 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 1011
• Received -HJ 1011
3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1053
• Amendment(s) adopted (870683) -HJ 1053, 1055
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1116
• Amendment(s) adopted (442671) -HJ 1116,1117
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 107 NAYS 10 -HJ 1118
3/12/2020 Senate • In returning messages
3/13/2020 Senate • Refused to concur in 1 amendment(s) (800749) -SJ 881
• Requested House to recede -SJ 881
3/13/2020 House • In returning messages
3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 921 (Ch. 2020-135)