SB 1448: Licensure for Tree Care Services
GENERAL BILL by Ausley
Licensure for Tree Care Services; Designating the “Florida Arborist and Tree Care Practitioners Licensing Act”; establishing the Florida Board of Tree Experts within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the board to develop or designate a licensure examination for licensed Florida arborists; providing requirements for licensure as a licensed Florida arborist and a licensed tree care practitioner; providing grounds for the board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or admit a person to a licensing examination; requiring a business engaged in tree care services to biennially register with the board by providing the board with certain information, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2022 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 128 |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 127 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Commerce and Tourism |