Florida · Senate Bill 290 · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

SB 290 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Became law

  1. Introduced Oct 24, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Mar 18, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 23, 2026

What it does

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

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibiting counties 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; prohibiting an application for a development on an ecologically significant parcel in a low-density municipality…

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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Prohibiting counties 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; prohibiting an application for a development on an ecologically significant parcel in a low-density municipality from being administratively approved without an attestation provided by the developer; establishing the Florida Food Animal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program; revising the Florida Forest Service’s powers, authority, and duties, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 30 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Agriculture; Fiscal Policy; Rules · Senate Agriculture
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Agriculture
  4. CommitteeCS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 · Senate Agriculture4–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/14/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  8. SenateIntroduced
  9. CommitteeCS by Agriculture read 1st time · Senate Agriculture
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 3 · Senate Fiscal Policy17–3 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Rules
  14. CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  15. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  16. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
  17. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  18. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  19. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  20. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  21. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 344
  22. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (753210, 906600) -SJ 345
  23. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 345
  24. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 34538–0 vote
  25. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  26. HouseIn Messages
  27. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  28. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
  29. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  30. HouseSubstituted for CS/CS/HB 433
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 94, NAYS 10
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-3

Roll calls

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

CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 345 · Full Senate

38–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

94–10
Mar 3, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 10 Not voting 13
Democrats: 18 yes, 10 no Republicans: 76 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

No · 10

Not voting · 13

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 2, 2025 Senate Agriculture CS by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 4–0
Jan 14, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS/CS by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 3 17–3
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Rules Rules vote 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • A Agriculture Sponsoring committee

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