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HB 1253: Worker Safety/Agric. Pesticides

GENERAL BILL by Peterman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Antone ; Bullard ; Cantens ; Detert ; Harper ; Holloway ; Kendrick ; Quinones ; Roberson, Y

Worker Safety/Agric. Pesticides; creates "Fla. Agricultural Worker Safety Act"; provides for enforcement of federal worker protection regulations; requires agricultural employers to make agricultural pesticide info. available to workers, designated representatives & medical personnel; prohibits agricultural employers from failing to provide required information & from taking retaliatory action against workers for exercising their rights, etc. Creates 487.2011-.2071.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Committee on Agriculture
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2003 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00099
3/7/2003 House • Referred to Workforce & Economic Development (COM); Commerce; Agriculture; Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00168
4/10/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Workforce & Economic Development (COM), 04/14/03, 8:30 am, 404-H
4/14/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable by Workforce & Economic Development (COM); YEAS 3 NAYS 0; Now in Commerce; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 04/14/03, 10:00 am, 404-H; Favorable by Commerce; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00394
4/21/2003 House • Now in Agriculture -HJ 00394
5/2/2003 House • Died in Committee on Agriculture