Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Introduced Nov 17, 2025
- In committee Nov 24, 2025
- Passed the House
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment; requires Acquisition & Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural…
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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibits counties & municipalities from enacting or enforcing any law that restricts or prohibits use of gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment or that distinguishes such equipment from any other equipment; requires Acquisition & Restoration Council to determine whether certain surplused lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; prohibits local governmental entity from transferring future development rights for surplused lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; requires DEP, in coordination with DACS, to determine whether state-owned conservation lands are suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; authorizes DEP to surplus specified state-owned lands determined to be suitable for bona fide agricultural purposes; establishes Citrus Research and Field Trial Foundation, Inc., as a DSO of DACS; prohibits person from wearing or displaying item that displays words "concealed weapon permit" or "concealed weapon permit holder" with intent to mislead another to believe that person is authorized to wear or display such item; prohibits possession, manufacture, sale, importation, distribution, or use of signal jamming device.
Every action
31 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 23 earlier steps
- HouseFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
- CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
- CommitteeReferred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeNow in Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
- House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- CommitteeAdded to Commerce Committee agenda · House Commerce Committee
- CommitteeFavorable with CS by Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee18–0 vote
- CommitteeReported out of Commerce Committee · House Commerce Committee
- HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- HouseCS Filed
- House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- CommitteeReferred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
- CommitteeNow in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeAdded to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeFavorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee14–0 vote
- CommitteeReported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee · House Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeNow in State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
- HousePCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
- CommitteeFavorable with CS by State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee22–3 vote
- CommitteeReported out of State Affairs Committee · House State Affairs Committee
- HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- HouseCS Filed
- House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- HouseBill referred to House Calendar
- HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
- HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
- HouseLaid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2026-3 )
- HouseSubstituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
Sponsors
The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat.
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Daniel Antonio "Danny" AlvarezR Primary sponsor · District 69
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Chad JohnsonR Primary sponsor · District 22
- SA State Affairs Committee Sponsoring committee
- CC Commerce Committee Sponsoring committee
All 7 cosponsors
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.