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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/5/2025 Senate - Now in Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Agriculture (AG)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • 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)
    12/5/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy

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  • CS/SB 290, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/4/2025 at 8:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    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 Track This Bill
    H 607 (c1) Industries and Professional Activities Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 12/18/2025 H Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    199546 - Amendment
    Between lines 237 and 238 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Truenow)     		12/8/2025
    11:39 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - 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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  • SB 290, Original Filed Version Posted 10/24/2025 at 4:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Agriculture (Pre-Meeting) 12/1/2025 (pdf)
    Agriculture (Post-Meeting) 12/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    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 Track This Bill
    H 607 Industries and Professional Activities Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 12/18/2025 H Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    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
    PDF
    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
    PDF
    366508 - Amendment
    Delete line 1543 and insert:     		Agriculture
    (Truenow)     		12/1/2025
    11:24 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/2/2025 3:30 PM Agriculture 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (47)

    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)
    570.846 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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