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Representative Tuck, the bill's sponsor, described the measure as a broad package of technical and policy changes for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He said it includes updates to disaster recovery loan programs, new labeling rules and a prohibition on adding \"a health additive\" to public water systems when the additive does not relate to water quality. \"This bill doesn't specifically say fluoride. What we're saying is a health additive is anything that doesn't meet the primary or secondary water quality or anything that doesn't improve the water quality, and we're saying you cannot do it,\" Tuck said.

Representative Anna Eskamani led floor opposition to the water provision with an amendment that would have struck language preempting local decisions on fluoride and other health additives. Eskamani argued public-health groups, dentists and the Centers for Disease Control support community water fluoridation and warned removal could increase dental disease and health disparities. \"Removing fluoride also ignores basic scientific concerns,\" she said during her remarks.

The amendment to remove the fluoride preemption failed. The sponsor characterized the amendment as \"unfriendly\" and urged colleagues to reject it; Representative Skidmore urged protecting local control and supported the amendment, but the motion failed when the House voted.

A second series of exchanges focused on proposed state labeling requirements intended to prevent consumer confusion between animal products and plant-based or lab-grown alternatives. Representative Tuck said the state should adopt statutory identity standards to match federal identity standards and to avoid consumers mistaking an alternative product for conventional milk, meat, eggs or poultry. Opponents, including Representative Eskamani and several legislators who identified as consumers of plant-based products, said the change threatens innovation and free speech, and they offered amendments to remove the labeling restrictions; those amendments also failed.

The floor record shows multiple amendments were offered and rejected before the final vote. Representative Tuck moved final passage; the clerk recorded the vote as 88 yeas and 27 nays. Sponsors said other parts of the bill passed with different policy items and technical fixes.

Ending: The approved bill will move to the Senate companion and to final enrollment; the farm and consumer-services package will affect labeling, local water practices, disaster loan programs and other agriculture-related policies.

Votes and formal actions recorded on this item are listed in the article actions[] entry below.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House in Session 4/29/2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","After extended debate over a pair of contested provisions \u00002— one addressing \"health additives\" in public water and the other tightening state labeling standards for \"milk,\" \"meat,\" \"eggs\" and \"poultry\" \u00002, the House gave final approval to the agriculture omnibus, CS/CS/CS for SB 700.","taxTitle","House, Legislative, Florida","taxId",25411,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6257866,"Florida House speaker appoints select committee to develop property-tax ballot proposals",337,982000,1319000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e&start=982&end=1319","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e/thumbnail_982000.jpg","/articles/6257866/Florida/Florida-House-speaker-appoints-select-committee-to-develop-property-tax-ballot-proposals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257866-32d548e321c95463a2d51973b29f8bd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770864502&Signature=jjhI3qO3ZIK3nczvshngyjNcE6WEmaMxUkoKmquIetgeEC7BKDewTFrmF8QWa8rDjrqNwsevaen3FFvu4Olkad6dOS3~LQcxKalihkSTX27L-8ZnY2gApx~TeaZQwLC3XicLwHvPkDZPG7lxu5S1KqV2o3zN6dvMoIcAhbx4tnafPNf2XFTokDkXZM8uxSYbbBpY0Xge8VB8b4bGsedcA~98h5zfR035ktIcG3LHs1fwtcN2gqilFGoixbxSRljK-KqUrmoe~YvNUdumHbI18TlECNITsyUE5v-2zLucIW7LfbqZO4Fgtf6hIAE-YY0Zy81PmJ6Ag2BvZ4QLPYl7Hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Speaker Daniel Perez announced the formation of a select committee on property taxes and named Representatives Toby Overdorf and Vicky Lopez to serve as co-chairs. “This select committee will meet beginning this week with the goal of producing 1 or more joint resolutions by the start of our fall committee weeks,” Perez said, adding that he intends for the House to pass a property-tax plan in the first week of the 2026 regular session for placement on the November 2026 ballot.

Perez told members the panel will work through the spring, summer, and fall and urged interested lawmakers to notify the speaker’s office or the co-chairs by the end of the day. “Any property tax reforms would need to be placed on the November 2026 ballot for consideration by the voters of Florida,” he said, noting that the Florida Constitution limits the legislature’s direct control over local property taxes.

To jump-start the committee’s work the speaker distributed five draft House proposals that he described as “starting points” rather than finished policy. They include: (1) requiring local referendums on elimination of homestead property taxes; (2) creating a $500,000 homestead exemption for non-school property taxes (rising to $1 million for homeowners age 65 or long-term homesteads); (3) authorizing the legislature to raise the homestead exemption by statute; (4) changing assessment-limitation caps (for example, moving a 3% annual homestead cap to 3% every three years); and (5) prohibiting government foreclosure of homestead property for unpaid taxes.

Perez emphasized the committee should move beyond rhetoric. “Saying property taxes are bad isn’t the basis for developing a plan,” he said, and asked members prepared to take the committee assignment to be ready to work through later months. He said the House wants specific options and stakeholder engagement so voters will have a clear choice on any constitutional amendments placed on the ballot.

The speaker closed by acknowledging the potential fiscal impacts on local governments and urging frank review and public input from the committee.

Ending: The select committee will begin meeting immediately and aims to deliver proposed joint resolutions in time for fall committee weeks; members who want to serve were asked to contact the speaker’s office or the named co-chairs by the end of the legislative day.","Speaker Daniel Perez announced creation of a select committee on property taxes and outlined five starter proposals, saying the panel should prepare joint resolutions for the 2026 ballot and meet through fall committee weeks.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6257847,"Votes at a glance: key House floor outcomes, April 29, 2025",119,1574000,1693000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e&start=1574&end=1693","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e/thumbnail_1574000.jpg","/articles/6257847/Florida/Votes-at-a-glance-key-House-floor-outcomes-April-29-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257847-7e2dcc55cc923f1cd3a71174608d178f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770864502&Signature=UgOgZkxwdMY~jdXHenliWhoet43uI7BHlSM~n-gps9wHEhSY~54UOtBPR3dNyrztzzxIrgSe~yyqnHd1UhXnU55NvaOn-JNkVCIchWVUlIKoCU4T~9ihms2SfUNReZvGkHkVBFANItPHiiLXhoYZ29R1wlrOaB2idg-PO-LKi~LDxJ0GjZMaMgNEmWlPs6KThRtHqvsi8rHC2ivVUKpdrpNLsl79oIiNTM9707K-JuE87PlJ9ueA58rigPkSNdMzMNiuj1SqN15iQC7Id~HfgCsNlzz6z8-BdvEhwSIFcX5Vxux~zOX0sdQkb8Wij54-CkPRSEwK4OA5ek3SRj56Mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Florida House recorded final passage on a number of bills during the April 29, 2025 session. Below are selected measures, their final recorded tallies, and the formal motion language captured in the transcript.

- SB 1228, Spring Restoration (third-reading motion read): final passage recorded 109 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 1622, Beaches: final passage recorded 108 yays, 0 nays.
- CS/CS/CS for SB 700, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (agriculture omnibus): final passage recorded 88 yays, 27 nays. (See separate coverage of the labeling and water-additive debate.)
- CS for SB 1662, Transportation omnibus: final passage recorded 103 yays, 7 nays.
- SB 994, Driver safety/education (amendment and third-reading motion): final passage recorded 112 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 344, Telecommunications Access System Act update: final passage recorded 112 yays, 0 nays.
- SB 1516, Aerospace Innovation Fund (Space Florida): final passage recorded 115 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 578, Wine containers modernization: final passage recorded 115 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 940, Third-party reservation platforms: final passage recorded 114 yays, 0 nays.
- CS for SB 7009 / other gubernatorial/committee consent items were also processed by the House clerk as recorded on the floor.

A fuller list of bills considered and their recorded tallies is available in the floor journal and the clerk's roll-call records. This summary highlights a sample of bills with explicit roll-call tallies announced on the House floor during the special-order day.

Ending: Several of the measures listed above will move to the Senate side for final disposition or enrollment, or to the governor for signature, as specified in Florida procedure.","Summary of major final passage votes taken on the Florida House floor on April 29, 2025. Includes key roll-call tallies and the formal motions recorded for each listed bill.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6257852,"House advances amended \"live local\" affordable-housing bill after multi-committee changes",633,3567000,4200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e&start=3567&end=4200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e/thumbnail_3567000.jpg","/articles/6257852/Florida/House-advances-amended-live-local-affordable-housing-bill-after-multi-committee-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257852-e3d4922336aa44e94aec8136bbd47e7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770864502&Signature=CJ74X696QwgA4dsLJtYwkNtSooVf58Yw945neJ2Y-Yl9wf7RhTry~z22cRBOZeGttKvFhVDGdY-Eb~HidD3Vb06bUsW7tjaY17jZCjOB4WWNtwzOOTpOyh1zGBq4eTmgXW4NbJqIIV7p50-ck8fW8omF99UC2c0g-K87bvGhThdXpe2-H3BUdiwoeRevgZPhXc5wt-kZupeIO860gSOoPoqqcsY2k43JgoJGp2DTV4fQJlwEYmiB2KoBENOmH6Z-3pguPDZGHohNSaKYvnR9uJX1W~BrHBAQP1emTNQs9s0lVwCHZ3yT7Zf~s3rWe6mT~p8FvT8x5nKi71g1wYGCLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House approved CS for CS for Senate Bill 1730, a clarified version of the Live Local affordable-housing package aimed at increasing local capacity to add workforce and affordable units.

Representative V. Lopez, the sponsor, explained a strike-all amendment that she said reflected productive agreement with the Senate sponsor and House stakeholders. The updated language includes a provision allowing religious institutions to make land available for affordable housing developments and creates new annual reporting requirements for local governments to the state land-planning agency starting November 1, 2026. Reports must detail litigation and projects under a specific subsection including project size, density and affordable-housing details.

The substitute also establishes preferences for certain employer-sponsored housing programs (including hospital and public-sector employee housing) and allows developers to use specified funding sources to give housing preferences to employees. The Wekiva Protection Area and Everglades Protection Area were explicitly exempted from Live Local effective dates. Representative Lopez said the substitute deleted some earlier controversial language and added clarity on definitions of commercial, industrial and mixed use.

Members debated the bill in structured debate and sponsors emphasized improvements resulting from committee amendments and stakeholder input. Representative Lopez said the measure now balances local control with statewide action to address Florida's housing shortage and urged support. The House recorded final passage at 109 yeas to 3 nays.

Ending: The bill advances from the House after passage and will go next to the Senate for enrollment or to reconcile any remaining differences; planners and local governments will need to prepare the new reporting required by the law.","A modified version of the \"live local\" affordable-housing measure (CS/CS for SB 1730) passed the House after sponsors said the substitute language reflected work with the Senate and added clarifications for religious institutions, reporting, employer-sponsored housing and exempted the Wekiva and Everglades protection areas.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6257856,"Transportation omnibus advances after debate over minority/women-owned business language and prison training jobs",852,2668000,3520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e&start=2668&end=3520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3151993-8c5f5a8eb4994763e4c339a2d9126c6e/thumbnail_2668000.jpg","/articles/6257856/Florida/Transportation-omnibus-advances-after-debate-over-minoritywomen-owned-business-language-and-prison-training-jobs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6257856-cb3d0ac6cef6858d2ad93e76a5c375b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770864502&Signature=nqJddMOVKdiTj6-39nPtflrEaMpRROzyBKnQVbmSD96ExHKGLwfbVFOx7YD1Rjhe9MIylkrTFrFiA0qcltjWanSG2V4RvoWHpNQ5Qlf6pxOQT5cFVvJNh-cCjE-4QZj78CwZxW10hIayGHPiI17W9XMTmyfO4SRZFpbqmKnt0VB00HIAUGEcOM2F-Z8SHAGC-Z0kcNHQP2XPFwjIgDN1PwXaPNG3wz3K55nGIuhTj8tEvY4XGPqwGXkqXqN~Dh08JokHB7Ojm3UvrTo1w1J4qV0a17XAS9BQU-b~KPa3T3PBxiDaWRsnCgzcE20jb8Wmzd8t~YDBJNoLimmBrm7bLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House members approved CS for CS for CS for Senate Bill 1662, a transportation omnibus bill, after structured debate over several elements, including changes to the bill's treatment of minority- and women-owned business preferences and a provision expanding workforce training for people in correctional facilities.

Representative Abbott, the bill sponsor, said the measure removes specific references to \"minority and women owned businesses\" in some contracting language and replaces those references with a broader small-business focus. Abbott argued the change expands opportunity to all qualifying small businesses and that the bill adds notice and measurement provisions to ensure small-business participation. \"Because by repealing those, we're ensuring that employment opportunities and state contracts are awarded on merit based metrics and economic outcomes,\" Abbott said.

Opponents said the change removes an important tool for ensuring participation by historically disadvantaged firms. Representative Hart said minority- and women-owned businesses historically have not gotten a fair share of large contracts and called the removal of that language a step backward.

The bill also includes workforce provisions aimed at training veterans, high-school and vocational students, and individuals who are incarcerated. Abbott noted the bill establishes the Florida Transportation Academy and maintains training and reentry-focused opportunities. Representative Hart and others supported the portions that provide training pathways for people leaving incarceration.

After amendments addressing seaworthy projects, port conversion oversight, and other technical provisions, the House approved final passage by a vote of 103 yeas to 7 nays. The bill will now be enrolled and sent toward final processing with the Senate companion.","The House passed CS/CS/CS for SB 1662, a transportation omnibus bill, after members debated removal of explicit references to minority- and women-owned businesses and additions to workforce training for formerly incarcerated people; the measure passed 103-7.","actionData","errors"]

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