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CS/SB 962: Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Education Pre-K - 12 ; Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Haridopolos ; Garcia ; Bogdanoff ; Bennett ; Flores ; Negron ; Thrasher ; Fasano ; Wise ; Hays ; Norman ; Siplin ; Richter ; Alexander ; Storms ; Altman ; Gardiner ; Simmons ; Evers ; Oelrich

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; Increasing the tax credit cap amount applicable to the program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (BFT)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
    12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 80
    12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/09/12, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    1/9/2012 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 112
    1/10/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Introduced -SJ 80
    • CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time -SJ 107
    1/11/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 112
    • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax -SJ 160
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
    1/19/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 01/24/12, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    1/24/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
    1/25/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 279
    2/28/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 698
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/7/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
    3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1171
    • Amendment(s) adopted (254100) -SJ 1171
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 859 -SJ 1171
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 859 (Ch. 2012-22) -SJ 1171

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  • CS/SB 962, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2012 at 8:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 859 (er) Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Corcoran Compare Last Action: 3/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-22
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    254100 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Benacquisto 3/8/2012
    5:00 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    3/9/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/24/2012 1:00 PM Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 962, Original Filed Version Posted 11/15/2011 at 12:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/6/2012 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/9/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 859 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Corcoran Compare Last Action: 3/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-22
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    458930 - Amendment
    Delete line 15 and insert:
    Education Pre-K - 12
    (Benacquisto)
    1/6/2012
    8:00 AM
    Favorable
    1/9/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/9/2012 10:00 AM Education Pre-K - 12 4 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 1 (pdf)

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