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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 452 General Bill by Jones Financial Responsibility for Medical Expenses of Pretrial Detainees and Sentenced Inmates	2/08/2012 S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 344 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 344 + Show All Today's Actions
S 800 General Bill by Negron County Boundary Lines	2/08/2012 S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 345 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 345 + Show All Today's Actions
S 326 General Bill by Bullard State Symbols/State Flagship	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 345 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 345 + Show All Today's Actions
S 638 General Bill by Hays Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 345 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 345 + Show All Today's Actions
S 116 General Bill by Wise Freeholder Voting	2/08/2012 S: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 345 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 345 + Show All Today's Actions
S 140 General Bill by Bennett Repeal of a Workers’ Compensation Reporting Requirement	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 346 + Show All Today's Actions
S 278 General Bill by Sachs Preventing Deaths from Drug-related Overdoses	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 346 + Show All Today's Actions
S 390 General Bill by Bogdanoff Bicycle Regulations	2/08/2012 S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 346 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 346 + Show All Today's Actions
S 520 General Bill by Braynon Veteran’s Guardianship	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 346 + Show All Today's Actions
S 584 General Bill by Richter Public Records/Dental Workforce Surveys	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 347 + Show All Today's Actions
S 792 General Bill by Gaetz, Rich Financial Institutions	2/08/2012 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 347 + Show All Today's Actions
S 924 General Bill by Simmons Special Observances	2/08/2012 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 347 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1724 General Bill by Alexander Mosquito Control Districts	2/08/2012 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 347 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2060 General Bill by Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Dean) Rules Establishing Numeric Nutrient Criteria	2/07/2012 S: Placed on 3rd reading

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 436 General Bill by Storms Video Voyeurism	2/08/2012 S: Retained on Calendar
S 692 General Bill by Bennett Formation of Local Governments	2/08/2012 S: Retained on Calendar
S 1822 Memorial by Hays Sarbanes-Oxley Act	2/08/2012 S: Retained on Calendar
S 2026 General Bill by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Fasano) Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund/Justice Administrative Commission	2/08/2012 S: Retained on Calendar
S 2028 General Bill by Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations (Benacquisto) Trust Funds/Department of Transportation	2/08/2012 S: Retained on Calendar

Resolutions
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 2056 Resolution by Joyner Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.	2/08/2012 S: Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9023 (Adopted) -SJ 344 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 344 S: Introduced -SJ 343 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2072 Resolution by Joyner The Links, Incorporated Day	2/08/2012 S: Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9043 (Adopted) -SJ 344 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 344 S: Introduced -SJ 344 + Show All Today's Actions

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