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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 433: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 433 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Primary sponsor: Chad Johnson (Republican), Danny Alvarez (Republican), Commerce Committee, State Affairs Committee. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Danny AlvarezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Commerce CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
State Affairs CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jose AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Erika BoothCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Anne GerwigCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
J.J. GrowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Randy MaggardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Danny NixCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 290
  2. Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2026-3)
  3. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
  4. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  5. Bill referred to House Calendar
  6. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  7. CS Filed
  8. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  9. Reported out of State Affairs Committee
  10. Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
  11. PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
  12. Now in State Affairs Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source