CS/SB 290: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
GENERAL BILL by Agriculture ; Truenow
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits the use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment under certain circumstances; requiring the Acquisition and Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; establishing the Food Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program; revising the Florida Forest Service powers, authority, and duties; authorizing the Forest Service to manage the Welaka Training Center; establishing the Farmers Feeding Florida Program for specified purposes; limiting the number of incorporated state fair associations per county; prohibiting the possession, manufacture, sale, importation, distribution, or use of a signal jamming device, etc.
Last Action: 12/4/2025 Senate - Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Agriculture (AG)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/17/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Agriculture; Fiscal Policy; Rules |
| 11/24/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building |
| 12/2/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 |
| 12/4/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 433 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Alvarez, Johnson | Similar | Last Action: 11/24/2025 H Now in Commerce Committee |
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| H 607 | Industries and Professional Activities | Yarkosky | Compare | Last Action: 12/4/2025 H Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda |
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Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|
| S 290 Filed | 10/24/2025 4:03 PM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 290 c1 | 12/4/2025 8:53 AM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
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506412 - Amendment Delete lines 263 - 293 and insert: |
Agriculture (Truenow) |
12/1/2025 11:24 AM |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
12/2/2025 |
Web Page
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865844 - Amendment Between lines 743 and 744 insert: |
Agriculture (Truenow) |
12/1/2025 11:23 AM |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
12/2/2025 |
Web Page
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366508 - Amendment Delete line 1543 and insert: |
Agriculture (Truenow) |
12/1/2025 11:24 AM |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
12/2/2025 |
Web Page
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Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | S 290 | Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) | 12/1/2025 3:13 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 290 | Agriculture (Post-Meeting) | 12/3/2025 4:33 PM |
Vote History - Committee
| Version | Committee | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 290 Filed | Agriculture | 12/2/2025 3:30 PM | 4 Yeas - 0 Nays |
Vote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (48)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 125.489 | Page 8 (pdf) | |
| 166.063 | Page 9 (pdf) | |
| 212.08 | Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. | Page 58 (pdf) |
| 253.0341 | Surplus of state-owned lands. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 259.1053 | Babcock Ranch Preserve; Babcock Ranch Advisory Group. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 287.056 | Purchases from purchasing agreements and state term contracts; vendor disqualification. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 287.1351 | Suspended vendors; state contracts. | Page 18 (pdf) |
| 287.138 | Contracting with entities of foreign countries of concern prohibited. | Page 56 (pdf) |
| 288.1175 | Agriculture education and promotion facility. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 322.12 | Examination of applicants. | Page 19 (pdf) |
| 322.36 | Permitting unauthorized operator to drive. | Page 20 (pdf) |
| 377.71 | Definitions; Southern States Energy Compact. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 377.711 | Florida party to Southern States Energy Compact. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 377.712 | Florida participation. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 403.0855 | Biosolids management. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 489.105 | Definitions. | Page 21 (pdf) |
| 489.1295 | Page 21 (pdf) | |
| 500.04 | Prohibited acts. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 500.177 | Penalty for violation of s. 500.04; dissemination of false advertisement. | Page 57 (pdf) |
| 500.81 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 500.93 | Mislabeling of plant-based products as milk, meat, or poultry. | Page 22 (pdf) |
| 501.013 | Health studios; exemptions. | Page 23 (pdf) |
| 501.062 | Page 24 (pdf) | |
| 570.07 | Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 570.822 | Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency Recovery Loan Program. | Page 26 (pdf) |
| 570.832 | ||
| 570.846 | Page 26 (pdf) | |
| 583.01 | Definitions. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 590.02 | Florida Forest Service; powers, authority, and duties; liability; building structures; Withlacoochee Training Center. | Page 28 (pdf) |
| 595.421 | Page 34 (pdf) | |
| 597.004 | Aquaculture certificate of registration. | Page 35 (pdf) |
| 597.010 | Shellfish regulation; leases. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 599.012 | Florida Wine Trust Fund; creation. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 616.001 | Definitions. | Page 37 (pdf) |
| 616.01 | Number of persons required; requisites of proposed charter. | Page 40 (pdf) |
| 616.02 | Acknowledgment of charter. | Page 42 (pdf) |
| 616.03 | Notice of application; approval and record of charter. | Page 43 (pdf) |
| 616.05 | Amendment of charter. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 616.051 | Dissolving a charter. | Page 45 (pdf) |
| 616.07 | Members not personally liable; property of association held in trust; exempt from taxation. | Page 46 (pdf) |
| 616.101 | Annual review of accounts and records. | Page 47 (pdf) |
| 616.15 | Permit from Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services required. | Page 48 (pdf) |
| 616.185 | Trespass upon grounds or facilities of public fair; penalty; arrests. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 616.251 | Florida State Fair Authority; creation; responsibility for staging annual state fair. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 843.085 | Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 865.065 | Disparagement of perishable agricultural food products; cause of action; limitation. | Page 53 (pdf) |
| 934.02 | Definitions. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 934.51 | Page 55 (pdf) |
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