Bill Summary

SB 1608 Agricultural Recovery (2018 Session)
by Grimsley  CS Sponsors: Transportation
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: 7/1/2018
01/05/18
SENATE
Filed
01/12/18
SENATE
Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
02/01/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Transportation, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 401 S
02/06/18
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Transportation; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/08/18
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/08/18
SENATE
Reference to Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development removed; Reference to Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax added; Remaining references: Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Appropriations
02/08/18
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
02/13/18
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/15/18
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/16/18, 1:30 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/15/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 02/20/18, 9:00 am, 401 S
02/20/18
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/22/18
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
02/22/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 K - PCS
02/27/18
SENATE
Not Considered by Appropriations
03/10/18
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/10/18
SENATE
Died in Appropriations
1608
Filed on 01/05/18
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Amendment 889794
Filed on 02/05/18
Replaced by CS
1608C1
Filed on 02/08/18
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Amendment 178362
Filed on 02/19/18
Replaced by CS
Amendment 465682 AA
Filed on 02/19/18
Replaced by CS
Amendment 705324 PCS
Filed on 02/22/18
Amendment 353206 DE
Filed on 02/26/18
193.461
212.08
252.3569
316.565
604.71
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