H39 GENERAL BILL by Peterman; (CO-SPONSORS) Brutus; Bucher; Detert; Fields; Holloway; Joyner; Rich; Roberson; Sobel (CS by Commerce) (Similar H 1661, CS/S 1664, S 2652, Compare 2ND ENG/H 1307, CS/CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 2954) Worker Safety/Agric. Pesticides; creates "Fla. Agricultural Worker Safety Act"; provides for enforcement of federal worker protection regulations; requires agricultural employers to make agricultural pesticide information available to workers, service providers, medical personnel, & certain organizations; prohibits said employers from failing to provide required info. & from taking retaliatory action against workers for exercising their rights, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2004. 09/24/03 HOUSE Prefiled 11/21/03 HOUSE Referred to Workforce & Economic Development (COM); Commerce; Agriculture; Finance & Tax; Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP); Appropriations 02/06/04 HOUSE On Subcommittee agenda-- Workforce & Economic Development (COM), 02/16/04, 1:45 pm, 24-H 02/16/04 HOUSE Recommendation: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Workforce & Economic Development (COM); YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Commerce; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/16/04, 2:30 pm, 404-H; Favorable with CS amendment by Commerce; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 02/20/04 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) 03/02/04 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Workforce & Economic Development (COM); Commerce; Agriculture; Finance & Tax; Agriculture & Environment Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00017; On Subcommittee agenda-- Workforce & Economic Development (COM), 02/16/04, 1:45 pm, 24-H; Recommendation: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Workforce & Economic Development (COM); YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Commerce; On Committee agenda-- Commerce, 02/16/04, 2:30 pm, 404-H; Favorable with CS amendment by Commerce; YEAS 14 NAYS 1 -HJ 00136; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Agriculture -HJ 00136 03/09/04 HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/11/04, 1:00 pm, 214-C --Temporarily deferred 04/30/04 HOUSE Died in Committee on Agriculture, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1307 (Ch. 2004-64)
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