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CS/SB 1608: Agricultural Recovery

GENERAL BILL by Transportation ; Grimsley

Agricultural Recovery; Citing this act as the "Farmers and Ranchers Matter Act"; requiring the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan to allow the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create the State Agricultural Response Team; authorizing the Department of Transportation to waive certain weight load restrictions and permit verifications for the transport of agricultural products from fields or packinghouses to public transportation facilities after certain natural disasters; requiring the Department of Transportation to create and administer a program to install directional signs to assist visitors in locating certain agritourism facilities, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118), CS/CS/SB 740 (Ch. 2018-84)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Transportation (TR)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (AFT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 181
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 181
    2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    2/6/2018 Senate • CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 336
    2/8/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 342
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 342
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 342
    • CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 340
    2/15/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/20/18, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    2/20/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 385
    2/22/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 385
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118), CS/CS/SB 740 (Ch. 2018-84)

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  • CS/SB 1608, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2018 at 2:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 2/19/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2018 (pdf)
    Appropriations PCS 705324 (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7087 (er) Taxation Ways and Means Committee Compare Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-118, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2018-96), SB 100 (Ch. 2018-80) Track This Bill
    S 620 (c2) Taxation Passidomo Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118) -SJ 940 Track This Bill
    S 740 (er) Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Stargel Compare Last Action: 3/26/2018 Chapter No. 2018-84, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 568 (Ch. 2018-23) Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    705324 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/22/2018
    12:27 PM
    		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 353206 - Amendment (Delete All) (705324)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Grimsley)     		2/26/2018
    11:02 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    178362 - Amendment
    Delete lines 281 - 403 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    (Grimsley)     		2/19/2018
    9:40 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 465682 - Amendment to Amendment (178362)
    Delete lines 69 - 79 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    (Grimsley)     		2/19/2018
    11:04 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2018 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    193.461 Agricultural lands; classification and assessment; mandated eradication or quarantine program. Page 3 (pdf)
    212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 11 (pdf)
    252.3569 Page 12 (pdf)
    316.565 Emergency transportation, perishable food; establishment of weight loads, etc. Page 12 (pdf)
    604.71 Page 13 (pdf)

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  • SB 1608, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2018 at 10:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Transportation (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2018 (pdf)
    Transportation (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2018 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    889794 - Amendment
    Between lines 15 and 16 insert:     		Transportation
    (Grimsley)     		2/5/2018
    1:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2018 2:00 PM Transportation 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    604.71 Page 1 (pdf)

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