Florida · Senate Bill 178 · 2025 Regular Session

Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops

SB 178 Sponsored by Darryl Ervin Rouson Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 9, 2025
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops in this state, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Every action

20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Agriculture
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Agriculture
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Agriculture6–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government12–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy17–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  1. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 360
  3. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 360
  4. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 36036–0 vote
  5. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  6. HouseIn Messages
  7. HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 360 · Full Senate

Passed 36–0
Apr 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 Passed 12–0
Apr 2, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 Passed 17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.