Bill Summary

HB 1237 Department of Citrus (2012 Session)
Department of Citrus: Revises Florida Citrus Code; provides for appointment of Department of Citrus' (DOC's) executive director; revises terms of Florida Citrus Commission (FCC) members; provides for staggered terms of members appointed from each citrus district; establishes staffing requirements for DOC; deletes requirements for days, hours, & other conditions of employment for DOC employees; repeals various statutory standards & authorizes DOC to prescribe such standards, including maturity & quality standards for grapefruit, oranges, tangerines, canned orange juice, grapefruit juice products, canned blends of orange & grapefruit juices, frozen concentrated orange juice, & high-density frozen concentrated orange, limits on spacing between stacked field boxes caused by cleats, issuance of emergency quality assurance orders following freezing temperatures, & quality of citrus exports; redesignates excise taxes on citrus fruit as assessments & revises maximum rates of such assessments; revises number of FCC members required to issue marketing orders; & revises bond requirements for citrus fruit dealer licensees. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
01/05/12
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Filed
01/12/12
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Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee
01/12/12
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Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
01/12/12
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On Committee agenda - Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 12:30 pm, 102 H
01/17/12
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Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/17/12
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Now in Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee
01/20/12
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On Committee agenda - Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee, 01/24/12, 2:00 pm, 306 H
01/24/12
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Favorable with CS by Rulemaking & Regulation Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/26/12
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/27/12
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Reference to Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; Remaining reference State Affairs
01/27/12
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Now in State Affairs Committee
01/30/12
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On Committee agenda - State Affairs Committee, 02/01/12, 8:30 am, 17 H
02/01/12
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Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/02/12
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/06/12
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/20/12
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Placed on Special Order Calendar for 02/22/12
02/22/12
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Read Second Time
02/23/12
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/24/12
SENATE
In Messages
03/05/12
SENATE
Received; Referred to Agriculture; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget
03/09/12
SENATE
Withdrawn from Agriculture; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1648; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/09/12
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Ordered enrolled
03/16/12
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/13/12
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/28/12)
04/27/12
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2012-182
05/02/12
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 05/07/12, 10:00am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
1237
Filed on 01/05/12
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Amendment 14155
Filed on 01/23/12
Withdrawn
Amendment 833929
Filed on 01/24/12
Adopted
1237C1
Filed on 01/26/12
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Amendment 491863
Filed on 01/31/12
Adopted
1237C2
Filed on 02/02/12
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
1237ER
Filed on 03/16/12
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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