HB 433 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Summary
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.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 17, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 433 c1 H 433 c2 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect a second committee version (CS/CS/HB 433) with minor wording refinements. The most significant change is the removal of the phrase 'specified' from the requirement for developer attestations regarding gasoline-powered equipment, simplifying the rule to just require an attestation. Additionally, the bill now explicitly states that the Department of Environmental Protection must retain a rural-lands-protection easement for surplus lands, clarifying a previous requirement. Other changes are technical, such as updating page counts and correcting a reference from 'a provision' to 'provisions' in the summary section.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on agricultural land protection, environmental regulations, and commercial licensing, but the specific requirements for developer attestations have been slightly broadened by removing the word 'specified'.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement for developers to provide an attestation for gasoline-powered equipment applications was simplified by removing the word 'specified', making the rule apply to any attestation provided.

The summary of the bill now explicitly includes the requirement for the Department of Environmental Protection to retain a rural-lands-protection easement for surplus lands.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'CS/HB 433' to 'CS/CS/HB 433' to indicate it is a second committee version, and page counts were adjusted from 83 to 86.

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

223
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 26
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic7
4 Yea 3 Nay
57% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
19
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 24, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-3-1)
house
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
Nov 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
2 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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