# Florida SB 178: Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops

Florida SB 178, Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (Died in Messages) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB178-2025
- As of: 2026-10-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 178
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Died in Messages
- Sponsor: Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Agriculture, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (71 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darryl Ervin Rouson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 17 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Agriculture Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-06-16: Died in Messages (House)
- 2025-05-03: Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration (House)
- 2025-04-09: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 360 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 360 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 360 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/26/25, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Agriculture; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Agriculture, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Agriculture; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/178/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/178/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/178/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/178/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB178-2025 (as of 2026-10-18).