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FL H0727
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Michele Rayner-Goolsby
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 163.31791, F.S., authorizing local governments to enact land development regulations and include comprehensive plan provisions permitting land use for small-footprint grocery stores in food insecure areas, notwithstanding any other restrictions
- Defines "food insecure area" (synonymous with "food desert") as land identified by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research in areas with at least 20% poverty rate or median family income at or below 80% of the state median, where at least 500 persons or 33% of the population live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from a supermarket
- Defines "small-footprint grocery store" as a store with less than $1 million in annual gross sales, deriving at least 20% of gross receipts from nutrient-dense foods, and operating in a food insecure area
- Authorizes local governments to require mandatory reporting of certain information from small-footprint grocery stores operating under these provisions
- Effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Food Insecure Areas
Last Action
Died in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee2/21/2023
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