CS/CS/HB 433: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee, Commerce Committee, Alvarez, D., Johnson; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J., Booth, Grow, Maggard, Nix, Rizo

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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026

Last Action: 3/3/2026 House - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 290

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Current Bill Version Posted: 2/24/2026 01:41 PM

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
S 290 (er) by Truenow Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Last Action: 3/3/2026 S Ordered enrolled	Identical
H 607 (c1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Industries and Professional Activities Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee	Compare

Floor Amendments (1)

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552173 - Amendment by Cross
Remove lines 526-528 and insert:
Filed: 2/27/2026 3:40 PM
Last Action:

Analyses (1)
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- State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2026

Citations - Statute (59)

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125.489		Page 12 (pdf)
163.3164	Community Planning Act; definitions.	Page 13 (pdf)
163.3202	Land development regulations.	Page 13 (pdf)
166.063		Page 14 (pdf)
212.055	Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds.	Page 15 (pdf)
212.08	Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.	Page 83 (pdf)
253.0341	Surplus of state-owned lands.	Page 21 (pdf)
259.1053	Babcock Ranch Preserve; Babcock Ranch Advisory Group.	Page 23 (pdf)
287.056	Purchases from purchasing agreements and state term contracts; vendor disqualification.	Page 82 (pdf)
287.1351	Suspended vendors; state contracts.	Page 31 (pdf)
287.138	Contracting with entities of foreign countries of concern prohibited.	Page 82 (pdf)
288.1175	Agriculture education and promotion facility.	Page 81 (pdf)
322.12	Examination of applicants.	Page 32 (pdf)
322.36	Permitting unauthorized operator to drive.	Page 33 (pdf)
377.71	Definitions; Southern States Energy Compact.	Page 34 (pdf)
377.711	Florida party to Southern States Energy Compact.	Page 34 (pdf)
377.712	Florida participation.	Page 34 (pdf)
403.0855	Biosolids management.	Page 34 (pdf)
482.071	Licenses.	Page 35 (pdf)
482.161	Disciplinary grounds and actions; reinstatement.	Page 36 (pdf)
482.165	Unlicensed practice of pest control; cease and desist order; injunction; civil suit and penalty.	Page 37 (pdf)
489.105	Definitions.	Page 38 (pdf)
489.1295		Page 38 (pdf)
500.04	Prohibited acts.	Page 38 (pdf)
500.177	Penalty for violation of s. 500.04; dissemination of false advertisement.	Page 83 (pdf)
500.81	Healthy Food Financing Initiative.	Page 39 (pdf)
500.93	Mislabeling of plant-based products as milk, meat, or poultry.	Page 39 (pdf)
501.013	Health studios; exemptions.	Page 39 (pdf)
501.062		Page 41 (pdf)
570.07	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; functions, powers, and duties.	Page 42 (pdf)
570.822	Agriculture and Aquaculture Producers Emergency Recovery Loan Program.	Page 43 (pdf)
570.832		Page 43 (pdf)
570.846		Page 44 (pdf)
570.85	Agritourism.	Page 46 (pdf)
570.86	Definitions.	Page 46 (pdf)
573.112	Advisory council.	Page 47 (pdf)
581.031	Department; powers and duties.	Page 48 (pdf)
583.01	Definitions.	Page 48 (pdf)
590.02	Florida Forest Service; powers, authority, and duties; liability; building structures; Withlacoochee Training Center.	Page 48 (pdf)
595.421		Page 55 (pdf)
597.004	Aquaculture certificate of registration.	Page 57 (pdf)
597.010	Shellfish regulation; leases.	Page 58 (pdf)
599.012	Florida Wine Trust Fund; creation.	Page 59 (pdf)
601.13	Citrus research; administration by Department of Citrus; appropriation.	Page 60 (pdf)
616.001	Definitions.	Page 60 (pdf)
616.01	Number of persons required; requisites of proposed charter.	Page 64 (pdf)
616.02	Acknowledgment of charter.	Page 66 (pdf)
616.03	Notice of application; approval and record of charter.	Page 67 (pdf)
616.05	Amendment of charter.	Page 68 (pdf)
616.051	Dissolving a charter.	Page 69 (pdf)
616.07	Members not personally liable; property of association held in trust; exempt from taxation.	Page 70 (pdf)
616.101	Annual review of accounts and records.	Page 71 (pdf)
616.15	Permit from Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services required.	Page 72 (pdf)
616.185	Trespass upon grounds or facilities of public fair; penalty; arrests.	Page 85 (pdf)
616.251	Florida State Fair Authority; creation; responsibility for staging annual state fair.	Page 76 (pdf)
624.4032	Nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans.	Page 77 (pdf)
843.085	Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority.	Page 78 (pdf)
934.02	Definitions.	Page 79 (pdf)
934.51		Page 79 (pdf)

Bill History

S = Senate, H = House

11/17/2025	H	• Filed
11/24/2025	H	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
1/21/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
1/26/2026	H	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
1/27/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/29/2026	H	• Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
2/2/2026	H	• Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
2/4/2026	H	• Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Now in State Affairs Committee
2/20/2026	H	• PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/24/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/25/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/26/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
3/3/2026	H	• Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 290

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