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CS/HB 749: Adoption Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Combee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Cortes, B. ; Plakon

Adoption Benefits; Revises definition of term "qualifying adoptive employee" to include employees of charter schools & Florida Virtual School for purpose of extending state employee adoption benefits to such employees; provides for retroactive application; requires such employees to apply to their school directors to obtain monetary benefits; requires CFO to transfer funds for such purpose.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-140
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2017 House • Filed
    2/15/2017 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 86
    3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 86
    3/8/2017 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 354
    3/10/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 348
    3/14/2017 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 360
    3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/21/2017 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 423
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 423
    3/28/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/30/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/30/2017 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 521
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 521
    4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
    4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
    4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 728
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 750, 751
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 751
    4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 457
    • Received -SJ 457
    5/1/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 598
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 598
    • Substituted for CS/SB 780 -SJ 598
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 598
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 661
    • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 661
    5/2/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1099
    6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
    6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-140

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  • CS/HB 749, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2017 at 8:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 780 (c1) Adoption Benefits Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 749 (Ch. 2017-140) -SJ 598

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive employees of state agencies. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 749, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/10/2017 at 9:08 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 780 (c1) Adoption Benefits Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 749 (Ch. 2017-140) -SJ 598

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/20/2017 1:05 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/2/2017 6:08 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive employees of state agencies. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 749, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2017 at 3:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/26/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 780 Adoption Benefits Stargel Identical Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 749 (Ch. 2017-140) -SJ 598

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    241525 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Combee 3/7/2017
    7:40 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/8/2017
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.1664 Adoption benefits for qualifying adoptive employees of state agencies. Page 1 (pdf)

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