2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0438: Food and Hemp Products

Legislative Summary

Providing that a marijuana testing laboratory may acquire hemp and hemp extract only from certain businesses; revising requirements for the sale and distribution of hemp extract; prohibiting businesses or food establishments from possessing hemp or hemp extract products that are attractive to children; prohibiting a business permitted to sell hemp or hemp extract from being located in certain areas; providing a penalty for hemp extract possessed, manufactured, delivered, held, offered for sale, distributed, or sold by certain entities in violation of specified provisions, etc.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
Senate
3/7/2025
Referred to Agriculture; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/12/2025
On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/17/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Senate
3/17/2025
CS by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
Senate
3/18/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/18/2025
CS by Agriculture read 1st time
Senate
3/18/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/24/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/27/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/27/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/9/2025
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/9/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #100076

3/13/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#35
4/9/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
3/27/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Agriculture
3/17/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/18/202531.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/202531.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/27/2025223.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025223.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/18/2025223.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/14/2025222.8 KB