Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H999: Refrigerant Safety and Agricultural Continuity
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires DACS to provide annual report to Legislature by specified date; authorizes DACS to coordinate with certain entities for specified purpose.
What the bill says
An act relating to refrigerant safety and agricultural continuity; creating s. 604.74, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining the terms "A2L refrigerant" and "department"; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide an annual report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing requirements for the annual report; authorizing the department to coordinate with certain entities for a specified purpose; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to refrigerant safety and agricultural continuity; creating s. 604.74, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining the terms "A2L refrigerant" and "department"; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide an annual report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing requirements for the annual report; authorizing the department to coordinate with certain entities for a specified purpose; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 604.74, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 604.74 Refrigerant safety and agricultural continuity.-- (1) This section may be cited as the "Refrigerant Safety and Agricultural Continuity Act." (2) The Legislature finds that this state's agricultural food processing and cold chain industries rely upon refrigerant systems that ensure product safety, temperature stability, and export reliability. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Technology Transition Rule requires replacement of R410A refrigerants with A2L refrigerants, including R-454B words underlined are additions. hb999-01-c1 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 999 2026 refrigerants, beginning in calendar years 2025 and 2026. R-454B refrigerant is classified as a mildly flammable refrigerant and has not been fully tested or certified for all commercial agricultural refrigerant applications, creating potential risk of fire, equipment failure, and insurance exclusion. A rapid transition to A2L refrigerants may impose substantial …
Sponsors
- Gonzalez Pittman, Karen (R, HD-065) · primary sponsor
- Barnaby, Webster (R, HD-029)
- Webster Barnaby (R, HD-027)
- Berfield, Kimberly (R, HD-058)
- Jacques, Berny (R, HD-059)
- Johnson, Chad (R, HD-022)
- Johnson (R, 22)
- Owen, Michael (R, HD-070)
- Redondo, Mike (R, HD-118)
- Valdés, Susan (R, HD-064)
Latest actions
- : Died in Commerce Committee
- : Now in Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- : Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
- : Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Votes
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (February 5, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H999?
- H999 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Refrigerant Safety and Agricultural Continuity.
- What does H999 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to refrigerant safety and agricultural continuity; creating s. 604.74, F.S.; providing a short title; providing legislative findings; defining the terms "A2L refrigerant" and "department"; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide an annual report to the Legislature by a specified date; providing requirements for the annual report; authorizing the department to coordinate with certain entities for a specified purpose; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H999?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Commerce Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H999?
- Gonzalez Pittman, Karen (R, HD-065), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H999?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/999
Source: official Florida record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.