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CS/CS/SB 868: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [EPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Agriculture ; Dean

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [EPSC]; Revises terminology to modify requirements for supervision provided by certified operators in charge of pest control businesses. Requires minimum food safety standards for producing, harvesting, packing, and repacking tomatoes. Requires the DOACS to maintain certain records relating to marketing orders. Revises standards that a winery must meet to qualify as a certified Florida Farm Winery, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/2009 Senate • Filed
1/30/2009 Senate • Referred to Agriculture; Regulated Industries
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Agriculture; Regulated Industries -SJ 00052
3/5/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/10/09, 10:30 am, 37-S
3/10/2009 Senate • CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00165; CS read 1st time on 03/19/09 -SJ 00221; Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/12/2009 Senate • Also referred to Finance and Tax; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00232; Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 00166
3/27/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 04/01/09, 4:00 pm, 110-S
4/1/2009 Senate • CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00309
4/3/2009 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/6/2009 Senate • Now in Finance and Tax -SJ 00309
4/23/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from Finance and Tax; Now in General Government Appropriations
4/28/2009 Senate • Withdrawn from General Government Appropriations -SJ 00722; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died on Calendar