Largemouth Bass
Summary
Largemouth Bass; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with specified entities, to adopt a rule requiring certain facilities to maintain stock acquisition documentation or records of genetic testing related to Florida largemouth bass; authorizing the sale of Florida largemouth bass as food fish under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
35–1
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 1
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/31/21, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 03/22/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/03/21, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Agriculture; Environment and Natural Resources; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Boyd
RRepublican
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