There has been strong public opposition to section 47 of HB433 for several weeks since it was discovered by the public.

The first conversation on the disparagement provision that occurred in any of the committee stops in either chamber was the House Budget Subcommittee on Ag & Natural Resources on Feb 4. There were many comments from the committee and bill sponsor acknowledging changes needed to be made

The amendment was filed in the Senate on 2/6, was portrayed by FDACS to have MAHA support, which it did not. MAHA Action, the DC based PAC, made a social media post opposing the amendment.

The Senate Rules Committee met 2/10 and passed the bill with an amendment to the amendment deleting section 48 from SB290 (which matches section 47 in HB433) and received praise and support from MAHA, agricultural interests, water quality groups and small businesses.

MAHA Action DOES NOT support Section 47 of this bill. Please Ask your Representative to Remove Section 47!