Florida HB363 and SB902 would legalize industrial hemp for production within the state of Florida, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same. HB363 must pass through the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee, and SB902 must pass through the Senate Agriculture Committee before the bills can receive full votes in their respective chambers.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS – It doesn’t matter where you live in the state, please follow all these steps to support HB363 and SB902.
FOR HB363
1. Call the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee Chair, Tom Goodson. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(850) 717-5050
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on HB363.
Jake Raburn (R) Vice Chair (850) 717-5057
Katie Edwards (D) (850) 717-5098
Jim Boyd (R) (850) 717-5071
Neil Combee (R) (850) 717-5039
Brad Drake (R) (850) 717-5005
Bobby Dubose (D) (850) 717-5094
Eric Eisnaugle (R) (850) 717-5044
Larry Lee Jr. (D) (850) 717-5084
Ray Pilon (R) (850) 717-5072
Jimmie T. Smith (R) (850) 717-5034
Jennifer Sullivan (R) (850) 717-5031
Clovis Watson (D) (850) 717-5020
FOR SB902
1. Call the Senate Agriculture Committee Chair, Bill Montford. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(850) 487-5003
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on SB902.
Charlie Dean (R) Vice Chair (850) 487-5005
Dwight Bullard (D) (850) 487-5039
Bill Galvano (R) (850) 487-5026
Rene Garcia (R) (850) 487-5038
Denise Grimsley (R) (850) 487-5021
Eleanor Sobel (D) (850) 487-5033
– Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
– Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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