Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: Failed

SB 1448 — Licensure for Tree Care Services

Last action — Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. Died in session

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Licensure for Tree Care Services; Designating the “Florida Arborist and Tree Care Practitioners Licensing Act”; establishing the Florida Board of Tree Experts within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the board to develop or designate a licensure examination for licensed Florida arborists; providing requirements for licensure as a licensed Florida arborist and a licensed tree care practitioner; providing grounds for the board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or admit a person to a licensing examination; requiring a business engaged in tree care services to biennially register with the board by providing the board with certain information, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Commerce and Tourism

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations

  5. Filed

Sponsors

  • Ausley · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ausley

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1448 do?
Licensure for Tree Care Services; Designating the “Florida Arborist and Tree Care Practitioners Licensing Act”; establishing the Florida Board of Tree Experts within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the board to develop or designate a licensure examination for licensed Florida arborists; providing requirements for licensure as a licensed Florida arborist and a licensed tree care practitioner; providing grounds for the board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license or admit a person to a licensing examination; requiring a business engaged in tree care services to biennially register with the board by providing the board with certain information, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1448?
SB 1448 is sponsored by Ausley.
What is the current status of SB 1448?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1448?
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