Bill Actions for 1/21/2021 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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Thursday, January 21, 2021 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 48 General Bill by Diaz Educational Scholarship Programs	S: Filed
S 84 General Bill by Rodrigues Retirement	S: Filed
H 365 General Bill by Ways and Means Committee Motor Vehicle Rentals	H: Filed
H 367 General Bill by Mooney, Jr. Construction and Maintenance of Water Systems	H: Filed
H 369 General Bill by Rodriguez, Fernandez-Barquin Construction Contracting Regulation Exemption	H: Filed
H 371 General Bill by Judiciary Committee False Reports of Crimes	H: Filed
H 373 General Bill by Brannan III Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children	H: Filed
H 375 General Bill by Mooney, Jr. Specialty License Plates	H: Filed
H 377 General Bill by Thompson Youth in Solitary Confinement	H: Filed
H 379 Public Records/General Bill by Government Operations Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Economic Development Agencies	H: Filed
H 381 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Probationary or Supervision Services for Misdemeanor Offenders	H: Filed
S 512 Public Records/General Bill by Burgess Public Records/Application for a De Novo Banking Charter	S: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 71
S 514 General Bill by Rodrigues Resiliency	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 71
S 516 General Bill by Rodriguez Taxation of Property Used for Agriculture Purposes	S: Referred to Agriculture; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 71
S 518 General Bill by Diaz Drones	S: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 71
S 520 General Bill by Burgess Social Media Websites	S: Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 71
S 522 General Bill by Diaz Vacation Rentals	S: Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 72
S 524 General Bill by Hooper Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Trust Funds	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 72
S 526 General Bill by Harrell Animal Cremation	S: Referred to Agriculture; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 72
S 528 General Bill by Harrell Health Insurance Prior Authorization	S: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 72
S 530 General Bill by Perry Nonopioid Alternatives	S: Referred to Health Policy; Rules -SJ 72
S 532 General Bill by Burgess Workforce Education	S: Referred to Education; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 72
S 534 General Bill by Gibson Insurance Representative Examination Requirements	S: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 72
S 536 General Bill by Rouson Procurement of Human Organs and Tissue	S: Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 73
S 538 General Bill by Polsky Use of Epinephrine Auto-injectors on Public K-20 Campuses	S: Referred to Education; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 73
S 540 Joint Resolution by Farmer Supermajority Vote for Legislative Preemption	S: Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 73
S 542 General Bill by Farmer Inmate Confinement	S: Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 73
S 544 General Bill by Thurston Judicial Nominating Commissions	S: Referred to Judiciary; Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 73
S 546 General Bill by Farmer Well Stimulation	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 73
S 548 General Bill by Farmer Correctional Privatization	S: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 73
S 550 General Bill by Thurston Youth in Confinement	S: Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 74
S 552 General Bill by Thurston Assault or Battery on Courtroom Personnel	S: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 74
S 554 General Bill by Thurston Human Trafficking Education in Schools	S: Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 74
S 556 General Bill by Thurston Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services	S: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 74
S 558 General Bill by Polsky Marriages Between Persons of the Same Sex	S: Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 74
S 560 General Bill by Farmer Prohibited Recordkeeping Relating to Firearms or Firearm Owners	S: Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 74
S 562 General Bill by Thurston Medical Marijuana Retail Facilities	S: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 75
S 564 General Bill by Thurston Fees/Medical Marijuana Retail Facilities	S: Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 75
S 566 General Bill by Perry Motor Vehicle Rentals	S: Referred to Banking and Insurance; Transportation; Appropriations -SJ 75
S 568 General Bill by Farmer Death Penalty	S: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 75
S 570 General Bill by Thurston Youth in Solitary Confinement	S: Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 76
S 572 General Bill by Baxley Engineers	S: Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 76
S 574 General Bill by Baxley Fees/Professional Structural Engineer Licensing	S: Referred to Regulated Industries; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 76
S 576 General Bill by Jones Residential Tenancies	S: Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 76
S 578 General Bill by Wright Marina Evacuations	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Transportation; Rules -SJ 76
S 580 General Bill by Harrell Dyslexia	S: Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 76
S 582 General Bill by Rodrigues Parental Rights	S: Referred to Judiciary; Education; Rules -SJ 77
S 584 General Bill by Harrell Transportation Facility Designations	S: Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 77
S 586 General Bill by Wright Veterans Employment and Training	S: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations -SJ 77
S 588 General Bill by Book Conservation Area Designations/Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations -SJ 77
S 590 General Bill by Harrell School Safety	S: Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education; Appropriations -SJ 77
S 592 General Bill by Powell Reemployment Assistance	S: Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 78
S 594 General Bill by Stewart Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials	S: Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 78
S 690 General Bill by Polsky Prohibited Counseling Services	S: Filed
S 692 General Bill by Polsky Medical Marijuana Public Employee Protection	S: Filed
S 694 General Bill by Rodrigues Waste Management	S: Filed
S 696 General Bill by Thurston Transportation Facility Designations/Rubin Stacy Memorial Boulevard	S: Filed
S 698 General Bill by Jones Optional Payments for Medical Assistance and Related Services	S: Filed
S 700 General Bill by Rodriguez Telehealth	S: Filed
S 702 General Bill by Thurston Individual Retirement Accounts	S: Filed
S 704 General Bill by Gruters Entertainment Industry	S: Filed
S 706 General Bill by Taddeo Voter Registration	S: Filed
S 708 General Bill by Brandes Peer-to-peer Car Sharing	S: Filed
S 710 General Bill by Brandes Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use	S: Filed
S 712 General Bill by Brandes Fees/Expunction for Certain Criminal History Records	S: Filed
S 714 General Bill by Taddeo Resource Information for Individuals with Disabilities	S: Filed
S 716 General Bill by Book Consent for Pelvic Examinations	S: Filed
S 718 General Bill by Book Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses	S: Filed
S 720 General Bill by Berman State Renewable Energy Goals	S: Filed
S 722 General Bill by Rodriguez Everglades Protection Area	S: Filed
S 724 General Bill by Taddeo Education	S: Filed
S 726 General Bill by Taddeo Individual Education Plan Requirements for Students with Disabilities	S: Filed
S 728 General Bill by Broxson Credit for Reinsurance	S: Filed
H 2123 Appropriations Project by Trabulsy Port St. Lucie Septic to Sewer Conversion Program	H: Filed
H 2125 Appropriations Project by Trabulsy Port St. Lucie - St. Lucie River/C-23 Water Quality Restoration Project (Areas 5 & 6)	H: Filed
H 2127 Appropriations Project by Trabulsy Port St. Lucie - St. Lucie River/C-23 Water Quality Restoration Project (Area 4)	H: Filed
H 2129 Appropriations Project by Rommel Naples Botanical Garden - Horticulture Campus	H: Filed
H 2131 Appropriations Project by Toledo MacDonald Training Center - Floridians with Disabilities Get Back to Work	H: Filed
H 2133 Appropriations Project by Toledo Nurse-Family Partnership Implementation Funding	H: Filed
H 2135 Appropriations Project by Rodriguez Zoo Miami Expansion/Renovation of Animal Hospital	H: Filed
H 2137 Appropriations Project by Caruso Alzheimer's Association Brain Bus	H: Filed
H 2139 Appropriations Project by Tomkow Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation	H: Filed
H 2141 Appropriations Project by Casello Boynton Beach Town Square Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing	H: Filed
H 2143 Appropriations Project by Altman Melbourne Indian River Lagoon Baffle Boxes	H: Filed
H 2145 Appropriations Project by Altman Melbourne Harbor City Treatment Train Phase 1 Water Quality Improvements	H: Filed
H 2147 Appropriations Project by Mooney, Jr. Monroe County Baker Act Receiving Facility Upgrades	H: Filed
H 2149 Appropriations Project by Andrade Linking Educational Assets for Readiness Now (LEARN)	H: Filed
H 2151 Appropriations Project by Silvers Jewish Family Service - Mental Health First Aid Coalition	H: Filed
H 6037 General Bill by Fine Postsecondary Out-of-State Fee Waivers	H: Filed

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