House Bill 1539 (2002) - The Florida Senate

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HB 1539: Citrus Canker

GENERAL BILL by Agriculture & Consumer Affairs ; Spratt ; Gibson ; Bowen ; Baxley ; Evers ; Ball ; Stansel ; Dockery ; Gannon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell ; Harrington ; Needelman ; Haridopolos ; Alexander ; Harper ; Attkisson ; Baker ; Brummer ; Siplin ; Kendrick ; Trovillion ; Allen ; Melvin ; Machek ; Paul ; Murman ; Farkas ; Clarke ; Bean ; Pickens ; Argenziano ; Ross ; Negron ; Mayfield ; Bennett ; Jennings ; Littlefield ; Green ; Davis ; Peterman ; Gardiner ; Goodlette ; Hogan ; Henriquez ; Ausley ; Fields

Citrus Canker; revises definition of citrus trees that are exposed to infection from citrus canker bacteria; provides for removal & destruction of infected citrus trees & trees exposed to infection; authorizes chief law enforcement officers to perform certain duties; provides grounds for issuance of search warrants re spread of citrus canker; provides repeal & review of provision re definition of term "exposed to infection", etc. Amends Ch. 581, 933.02,.07.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 3/13/2002 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 1926; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1926 (Ch. 2002-11) -HJ 01159
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/4/2002	House	• Filed
2/5/2002	House	• Introduced -HJ 00178
2/7/2002	House	• Referred to Fiscal Responsibility Council; Council for Competitive Commerce -HJ 00219
2/20/2002	House	• On Council agenda-- Fiscal Responsibility Council, 02/22/02, 9:45 am, 212-K
2/22/2002	House	• Favorable by Fiscal Responsibility Council; YEAS 21 NAYS 3 -HJ 00288
2/25/2002	House	• Now in Council for Competitive Commerce -HJ 00288; On Council agenda-- Council for Competitive Commerce, 02/26/02, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
2/26/2002	House	• Favorable by- Council for Competitive Commerce; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00331
2/28/2002	House	• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00331
3/13/2002	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 1926; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1926 (Ch. 2002-11) -HJ 01159

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HB 1539, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2002 at 2:10 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2002 (pdf) Council for Competitive Commerce (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2002 (pdf) Council for Competitive Commerce (Post-Meeting) 2/26/2002 (pdf) Fiscal Responsibility Council (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2002 (pdf) Fiscal Responsibility Council (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2002 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
S 1926 (c1)		Posey	Identical	Last Action: 3/18/2002 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-11 -SJ 00850 Location:

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
520437 - Amendment	Wishner	3/13/2002 1:55 PM		Web Page PDF

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
581.184	Adoption of rules; citrus canker eradication; voluntary destruction agreements; buffer zone.
933.02	Grounds for issuance of search warrant.
933.07	Issuance of search warrants.

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