SB 1100: DOA; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BIOSECURITY; QUARANTINE; IMPORT; PLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOSECURITY EMERGENCIES; BIOSECURITY PROGRAM; INVASIVE SPECIES DASHBOARD; PEST MANAGEMENT PLANS; POSITIONS; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-03-20
Current Status:
In Progress
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Part I: Renames the Department of Agriculture to the "Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity". Renames the Board of Agriculture to the "Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity" and amends the composition of the Board. Part II: Establishes and appropriates funds for a Deputy Director of Biosecurity. Part III: Changes references to the plant and animal declaration form to the "biosecurity form". Part IV: Authorizes and specifies conditions under which the Department may declare a biosecurity emergency, during which the Department and Governor may take certain actions to prevent the establishment or spread of pests and prohibited or restricted organisms. Authorizes the Chairperson of the Board to quarantine an area under certain conditions. Broadens the objectives and general actions of the Biosecurity Program. Part V: Requires the Department to establish and regularly update an invasive species dashboard. Authorizes pest management plans to address, contain, or eradicate pests. Part VI: Appropriates funds for positions for the Department. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing