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SB 2156: Governmental Reorganization

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GENERAL BILL by Budget

Governmental Reorganization; Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agencies. Transfers the Office of Early Learning Services to the Department of Education. Transfers the Office of Unemployment Compensation to the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the Unemployment Appeals Commission to the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the Office of Workforce Services to the Department of Economic Opportunity. Requires the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the Office of Early Learning Services, etc. APPROPRIATION: $10,000,000

Last Action: 06/14/2011 Chapter No. 2011-142, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 639 (Ch. 2011-189), CS/CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2011-223), CS/CS/HB 7005 (Ch. 2011-235), CS/CS/HB 7215 (Ch. 2011-206), CS/CS/CS/SB 408 (Ch. 2011-39), SB 1204 (Ch. 2011-34), CS/CS/SB 1346 (Ch. 2011-213), SB 2000 (Ch. 2011-69)

Effective Date: July 1, 2011


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
04/01/2011 Senate • SPB 7202 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2156) by Budget
• Filed
04/04/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 337
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/06/11
04/05/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 335
04/06/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 377, 389
• Amendment(s) adopted (432248, 717748, 724440, 735614, 838354, 876626) -SJ 379
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, failed (717748, 724440, 735614, 838354) -SJ 391
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 391
• Placed on 3rd reading
04/07/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 431
• Amendment(s) adopted (149544, 246032, 313154, 608198, 706040, 715056, 819500, 903382) -SJ 433, 447
• Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 2 -SJ 449
• Immediately certified -SJ 450
• Requests House concur or failing to concur appoint conference cmte -SJ 450
04/07/2011 House • In Messages
• Received -HJ 477
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 479
• Read 2nd time -HJ 479
• Amendment(s) adopted (075161) -HJ 479
• Read 3rd time -HJ 479
• Passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 479
• Immediately certified -HJ 584
• Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 584
04/07/2011 Senate • In returning messages
04/26/2011 House • Conference Committee appointed: Representative Legg -HJ 778
04/26/2011 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Senators Alexander (Chair), Negron (Vice Chair); Gaetz, Gardiner, Siplin, Thrasher (At Large); Budget Conference Committee on FRS/Retirement: Ring (Chair), Benacquisto; Budget Conference Committee on Professional Deregulation: Hays (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on Governmental Reorganization: Gaetz (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on SEED Fund: Gaetz (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on State Employee Group Health Insurance: Negron (Chair); Budget Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Fasano (Chair), Bennett, Evers, Joyner, Sachs, Storms, Thrasher; Budget Conference Committee on Education Pre-K - 12/PreK-12: Simmons (Chair), Bullard, Detert, Dockery, Montford, Wise; Budget Conference Committee on General Government/Government Operations: Hays (Chair), Dean, Diaz de la Portilla, Jones, Ring; Budget Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Negron (Chair), Flores, Garcia, Norman, Richter, Sobel; Budget Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Lynn (Chair), Altman, Braynon, Oelrich, Siplin; Budget Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation and Economic Development: Gaetz (Chair), Benacquisto, Bogdanoff, Hill, Latvala, Margolis, Smith -SJ 507
05/06/2011 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1333
• Conference Committee Report adopted (416468) -SJ 1501
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 33 NAYS 6 -SJ 1501
05/06/2011 House • In returning messages
• Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 1560
• Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 1560
• Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 81 NAYS 35 -HJ 1712
05/06/2011 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1848
06/13/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
06/14/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-142, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 639 (Ch. 2011-189), CS/CS/HB 879 (Ch. 2011-223), CS/CS/HB 7005 (Ch. 2011-235), CS/CS/HB 7215 (Ch. 2011-206), CS/CS/CS/SB 408 (Ch. 2011-39), SB 1204 (Ch. 2011-34), CS/CS/SB 1346 (Ch. 2011-213), SB 2000 (Ch. 2011-69)