Florida Senate Bill 284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-24 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 103 (Ch. 2016-51)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Authorizing owners or operators of certain farmers' markets, community farmers' markets, flea markets, and other open-air markets to allow certain Food and Nutrition Service groups, associations, or third-party organizations to implement and operate an electronic benefits transfer system in such markets for the purpose of accepting SNAP benefits; requiring the owners or operators of such markets to reasonably accommodate such groups in the implementation and operation of an electronic benefits transfer system in the market, etc.

Commercial Transactions in Fresh Produce Markets

Sen. Geraldine Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-24	Senate	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 103 (Ch. 2016-51)
2016-02-24	Senate	Substituted CS/HB 103
2016-02-24	Senate	Read 2nd time
2016-02-18	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/24/16
2016-02-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2016-02-03	Senate	Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2016-01-29	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/03/16, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2016-01-12	Senate	Introduced
2015-11-18	Senate	Now in Appropriations
2015-11-18	Senate	Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2015-11-09	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2015-11-03	Senate	Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
2015-11-02	Senate	Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
2015-10-26	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 11/02/15, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
2015-09-17	Senate	Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2015-09-11	Senate	Filed

H0103 (Similar To) 2016-03-10 - Chapter No. 2016-51

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/284
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2016/0284/BillText/Filed/HTML