Bill Summary

SB 290 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Truenow  CS Sponsors: Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Rules
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Agriculture
   S Fiscal Policy
   S Rules
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Actions
10/24/25
SENATE
Filed
11/17/25
SENATE
Referred to Agriculture; Fiscal Policy; Rules
11/24/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Agriculture, 12/02/25, 3:30 pm, 301 S
12/02/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Agriculture; 4 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/04/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
12/05/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/09/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 01/14/26, 9:00 am, 110 S
01/14/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 17 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/15/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
01/16/26
SENATE
Now in Rules
01/22/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
01/27/26
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed by Rules
02/05/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/10/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
02/12/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/19/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (906600, 753210); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/19/26
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/19/26
HOUSE 
In Messages
02/26/26
HOUSE 
Referred to House Calendar
02/26/26
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0290
Filed on 10/24/25
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Amendment 366508
Truenow
Filed on 12/01/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 865844
Truenow
Filed on 12/01/25
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 506412
Truenow
Filed on 12/01/25
Replaced by CS
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0290C1
Filed on 12/04/25
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Amendment 199546
Truenow
Filed on 12/08/25
Withdrawn
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Amendment 563518 DE
Truenow
Filed on 01/13/26
Replaced by CS
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0290C2
Filed on 01/15/26
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Amendment 789224
Truenow
Filed on 01/23/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 203322
Truenow
Filed on 01/23/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 678736
Truenow
Filed on 01/23/26
Withdrawn
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Amendment 667770
Truenow
Filed on 01/26/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 975150
Martin
Filed on 01/27/26
Withdrawn
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Amendment 248378
Trumbull
Filed on 02/06/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 423906
Truenow
Filed on 02/06/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 212138
Martin
Filed on 02/06/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 528760
Pizzo
Filed on 02/09/26
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 528392 AA
Martin
Filed on 02/10/26
Replaced by CS
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0290C3
Filed on 02/12/26
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Amendment 906600
Harrell
Filed on 02/17/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 753210 LF
Truenow
Filed on 02/18/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0290E1
Filed on 02/19/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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