Florida · Senate Bill 700 · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

SB 700 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 25, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor May 14, 2025
  6. Became law May 15, 2025

What it does

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

Providing that certain positions in the department are exempt from the Career Service System; prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully performing certain actions on lands classified as agricultural; requiring that certain lands acquired or owned by an electric utility by a certain date be offered for fee simple acquisition by the department before the land may be offered for sale or transfer to a private…

Read the full title (113 words)

Providing that certain positions in the department are exempt from the Career Service System; prohibiting a person from knowingly or willfully performing certain actions on lands classified as agricultural; requiring that certain lands acquired or owned by an electric utility by a certain date be offered for fee simple acquisition by the department before the land may be offered for sale or transfer to a private individual or entity; requiring local governmental entities to issue permits for electric vehicle charging stations based on specified standards and provisions of law; requiring, subject to appropriation of funds, the Cattle Enhancement Board, Inc., in coordination with the department, to establish a Florida beef marketing program, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 34 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. CommitteeCS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Agriculture6–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Agriculture read 1st time · Senate Agriculture
  9. 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
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government8–4 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/08/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  15. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 5
  16. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  17. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  18. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
  19. SenateCS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  20. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 415
  21. SenateAmendment(s) failed (154380, 274106, 765612) -SJ 417
  22. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (340838) -SJ 418
  23. SenateOrdered engrossed -SJ 418
  24. SenatePlaced on 3rd reading -SJ 418
  25. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 441
  26. SenateCS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 9 -SJ 44427–9 vote
  27. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 444
  28. HouseIn Messages
  29. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  30. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  31. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  32. HouseRead 2nd time
  33. HouseAmendment 649901 Failed
  34. HouseAmendment 910335 Failed
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 88, NAYS 27
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-22

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Amendment · Full Senate

13–21
Apr 15, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 13 No 21 Not voting 4
Democrats: 9 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 21 no
How each member voted

Yes · 13

No · 21

Not voting · 4

CS passed; YEAS 27 NAYS 9 -SJ 444 · Full Senate

27–9
Apr 16, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 27 No 9 Not voting 2
Democrats: 0 yes, 9 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 27 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 27

No · 9

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

88–27
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 88 No 27 Not voting 4
Democrats: 5 yes, 27 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 88

No · 27

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 Passed 8–4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee
  • A Agriculture Sponsoring committee

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.