CS/SB 1608 (2018) -  Agricultural Recovery

General Bill by Transportation and Grimsley
Agricultural Recovery: Citing this act as the "Farmers and Ranchers Matter Act"; requiring the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan to allow the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create the State Agricultural Response Team; authorizing the Department of Transportation to waive certain weight load restrictions and permit verifications for the transport of agricultural products from fields or packinghouses to public transportation facilities after certain natural disasters; requiring the Department of Transportation to create and administer a program to install directional signs to assist visitors in locating certain agritourism facilities, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118), CS/CS/SB 740 (Ch. 2018-84) on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Transportation
    • On agenda for: 02/06/18 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    • On agenda for: 02/20/18 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/27/18 11:00 AM

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7087 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 620 Subject: Taxation Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 740 Subject: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • P 705324 , Appropriations Date Filed: 02/22/18, Line#: 0
    • A 178362 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Grimsley Date Filed: 02/19/18, Line#: 281 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/20/2018 11:01 AM
    • AA 465682 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Grimsley Date Filed: 02/19/18, Line#: 69 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/20/2018 11:01 AM
    • D 353206 , Appropriations, Grimsley Date Filed: 02/26/18, Line#: 0
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 889794 , Transportation, Grimsley Date Filed: 02/05/18, Line#: 15 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/06/2018 03:19 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2018 10:11:10 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/26/2018 9:52:54 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 2/21/2018 1:31:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 2/19/2018 11:15:58 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/8/2018 2:00:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Transportation 2/2/2018 2:31:34 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118), CS/CS/SB 740 (Ch. 2018-84) Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 02/22/2018 - 9:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 385 Time: 02/22/2018 - 12:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 385 Time: 02/20/2018 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/20/18, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 02/15/2018 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation read 1st time -SJ 340 Time: 02/08/2018 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 342 Time: 02/08/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 342 Time: 02/08/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development -SJ 342 Time: 02/08/2018 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/08/2018 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: c1
Event: S CS by Transportation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 336 Time: 02/06/2018 - 3:08 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 02/01/2018 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 181 Time: 01/17/2018 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 181 Time: 01/12/2018 - 12:20 PM Member: Committee: Transportation Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2018 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
193.461 CS/CS/HB 553, CS/CS/SB 620, CS/CS/SB 740, CS/HB 7087
212.08 SB 56, HB 163, SB 236, CS/CS/SB 620, HB 715, CS/SB 766, HB 803, HB 809, SB 916, SB 1108, HB 1123, CS/SB 1172, SB 1246, HB 1271, SB 1344, CS/CS/SB 1400, SB 1448, SB 1592, SB 1640, HB 6045, HB 7025, CS/HB 7087
252.3569 CS/CS/SB 740
316.565 CS/CS/SB 740
604.71 SB 1776