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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 498 General Bill by Garcia Office of Public and Professional Guardians Direct-support Organization	2/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
S 222 General Bill by Bean Guardian Ad Litem Direct-support Organization (House Identical: H 6021)	2/01/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6021 (Ch. 2018-38) -SJ 256 S: Substituted HB 6021 -SJ 256 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 222) H 6021 General Bill by Stevenson Guardian Ad Litem Direct-Support Organization	2/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 S: Substituted for SB 222 -SJ 256 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 256 S: Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
S 232 General Bill by Book Coral Reefs (House Identical: H 53)	2/01/2018 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 53 (Ch. 2018-30) -SJ 256 S: Substituted HB 53 -SJ 256 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 232) H 53 General Bill by Jacobs Coral Reefs	2/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 S: Substituted for SB 232 -SJ 256 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 256 S: Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on the Environment and Natural Resources; Appropriations -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
S 152 General Bill by Steube Sale of Firearms	2/01/2018 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 256
S 204 General Bill by Bradley Land Acquisition Trust Fund	2/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
S 220 General Bill by Passidomo Bankruptcy Matters in Foreclosure Proceedings	2/01/2018 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 256 + Show All Today's Actions
S 444 General Bill by Bean Pregnancy Support Services (House Similar: H 41)	2/01/2018 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 256
(Similar to 444 c1) H 41 General Bill by Health and Human Services Committee Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services	1/31/2018 S: Received -SJ 251

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Thursday, February 1, 2018 Open Calendar

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