Bill Actions for 4/21/2023 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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Friday, April 21, 2023 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
H 5 General Bill by Commerce Committee Economic Programs	H: Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
H 27 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Judgment Liens	S: Referred to Rules
H 33 General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 35 Public Records/General Bill by Hunschofsky, Koster Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 133 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Fees in Lieu of Security Deposits	S: Referred to Rules
S 136 General Bill by Gruters Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 139 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Benefits, Training, and Employment for Veterans and Their Spouses	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 140 General Bill by Rodriguez Fees/Professional Counselors Licensure Compact	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 197 General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Refusal to Submit to Breath, Urine, or Blood Test	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
S 212 General Bill by Collins Emergency Response Mapping Data	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 269 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Public Nuisances	S: Referred to Rules
H 299 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Education and Training For Alzheimer's Disease and Related Forms of Dementia	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 301 General Bill by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee Emergency Response Mapping Data	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 313 Public Records/General Bill by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Military Personnel and Their Families	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) + All Today's Actions
H 341 General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certifications	S: Referred to Rules
H 383 General Bill by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Public Construction	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 385 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Professional Counselors Licensure Compact	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 389 General Bill by Education Quality Subcommittee Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 431 General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Act	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 437 General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee Property Owners' Right to Install, Display, and Store Items	S: Referred to Rules
H 439 General Bill by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Land Use and Development Regulations	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
S 444 General Bill by Ingoglia Residency of Local Elected Officials	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 451 General Bill by Fine Valuation of Timeshare Units	H: Now in Commerce Committee H: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee H: Favorable by Ways & Means Committee + All Today's Actions
H 485 General Bill by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Veterans' Services and Recognition	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 528 General Bill by Davis Custody and Supervision of Specified Offenders	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 536 General Bill by Garcia Child Support	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 551 General Bill by Education Quality Subcommittee Required African-American Instruction	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 599 General Bill by Commerce Committee Debt Management Services	S: Referred to Rules
H 607 General Bill by Commerce Committee Money Services Businesses	S: Referred to Rules
S 612 General Bill by Yarborough Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 618 General Bill by Yarborough Rights of Law Enforcement Officers and Correctional Officers	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 619 General Bill by Ways & Means Committee State Estate Tax	S: Referred to Appropriations
H 625 General Bill by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Children's Initiative Projects	S: Referred to Rules
H 641 General Bill by LaMarca Restoration of Osborne Reef	S: Referred to Appropriations
H 645 General Bill by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act	S: Referred to Rules
S 658 General Bill by Burgess Registration Fees for Malt Beverage Brands and Labels	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 670 General Bill by Yarborough Paid Family Leave Insurance	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 699 General Bill by Education & Employment Committee Student Online Personal Information Protection	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 709 General Bill by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Proceeds Funding Motorcycle Safety Education	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Appropriations Committee H: Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee + All Today's Actions
H 713 General Bill by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Administrative Procedures and Permitting Process Review	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of State Affairs Committee + All Today's Actions
H 721 General Bill by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Paid Family Leave Insurance	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 748 General Bill by Boyd My Safe Florida Home Program	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
S 824 General Bill by Collins Veterans’ Services and Recognition	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 825 General Bill by Berfield Assault or Battery on Hospital Personnel	S: Referred to Rules
H 833 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Vacation Rentals	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Commerce Committee + All Today's Actions
H 897 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Group Health Plans	S: Referred to Rules
H 965 General Bill by Infrastructure Strategies Committee Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 996 General Bill by Berman Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration Applications	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 999 General Bill by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee Postsecondary Educational Institutions	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1083 Local Bill by Ways & Means Committee Manatee County	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar H: Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee H: Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee + All Today's Actions
H 1085 General Bill by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1087 General Bill by Caruso Child Support	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 1104 General Bill by Wright Victim Compensation Claims	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1105 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Rapid DNA Grant Program	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 1111 General Bill by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Noncoverage-related Regulation of Insurance	H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) + All Today's Actions
S 1112 General Bill by Burgess Middle School and High School Start Times	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1121 General Bill by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee Florida Retirement System	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1123 General Bill by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Commercial Service Airport Transparency and Accountability	S: Referred to Rules
H 1133 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Physician Assistant Licensure	S: Referred to Rules
H 1139 General Bill by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee State Board of Administration	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) + All Today's Actions
S 1140 General Bill by Ingoglia Rapid DNA Grant Program	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1161 General Bill by Infrastructure Strategies Committee Venomous Reptiles	S: Referred to Rules
H 1175 Local Bill by Ways & Means Committee Sarasota County	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar H: Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee H: Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee + All Today's Actions
S 1182 General Bill by Simon Education and Training for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Forms of Dementia	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 1198 General Bill by Simon Operation New Hope	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1203 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Registrations and Transfers of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning System Manufacturer Warranties	S: Referred to Rules
H 1207 General Bill by Shoaf Operation New Hope	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 1267 General Bill by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Consumer Finance Loans	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1275 General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee Persons with Disabilities Registry	S: Referred to Rules
H 1277 Public Records/General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee Pub.Rec./Persons with Disabilities Registry	S: Referred to Rules
S 1292 General Bill by Jones Parenting Plans	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1305 General Bill by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee Department of Transportation	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1317 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Local Regulation of Nonconforming or Unsafe Structures	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Commerce Committee + All Today's Actions
S 1322 General Bill by Grall Adoption	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1327 Public Records/General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Pub. Rec./Investigative Genetic Genealogy Information and Materials	S: Referred to Rules
S 1346 General Bill by Avila Local Regulation of Nonconforming or Unsafe Structures	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1375 General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Battery by Strangulation	S: Referred to Rules
H 1377 General Bill by Health & Human Services Committee Adoption of Children in Dependency Court	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1395 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Management and Safety of Condominium and Cooperative Buildings	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Commerce Committee + All Today's Actions
S 1408 General Bill by Davis Sickle Cell Program	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1411 General Bill by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Department of Elderly Affairs	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill released to House Calendar H: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee + All Today's Actions
S 1424 General Bill by Calatayud Student Outcomes	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 1440 General Bill by Book Juvenile Court Proceedings	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1459 General Bill by Yeager Registration Fees for Malt Beverage Brands and Labels	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
H 1475 General Bill by Agriculture, Conservation & Resiliency Subcommittee Hemp	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
S 1506 General Bill by Rodriguez Department of Health	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1509 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Prescription Drugs	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Appropriations Committee H: Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee + All Today's Actions
S 1532 General Bill by Burgess Regional Transportation Planning	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1539 General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Impeding, Threatening, or Harassing First Responders	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1551 General Bill by State Affairs Committee Wind-borne Debris Regions	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 1573 General Bill by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Continuing Care Providers	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
S 1574 General Bill by Rouson Judgment Liens	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1577 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Crime Victim Compensation Claims	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 1580 General Bill by Trumbull Protections of Medical Conscience	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
S 1588 General Bill by Burgess Law Enforcement Operations	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
H 1595 General Bill by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Law Enforcement Operations	H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of State Affairs Committee + All Today's Actions
H 1597 General Bill by Choice & Innovation Subcommittee Florida Virtual School	S: Referred to Appropriations
S 1604 General Bill by Ingoglia Land Use and Development Regulations	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) + All Today's Actions
S 1606 General Bill by Powell Florida Museum of Black History	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 1611 Local Bill by Ways & Means Committee City of Bartow, Polk County	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar H: Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee H: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Ways & Means Committee H: Favorable with CS by Ways & Means Committee + All Today's Actions
H 1645 Local Bill by State Affairs Committee City of Gainesville, Alachua County	H: Added to Second Reading Calendar H: Bill referred to House Calendar + All Today's Actions
H 7051 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Education	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Education & Employment Committee + All Today's Actions
S 7054 General Bill by Banking and Insurance Central Bank Digital Currency	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
S 7056 General Bill by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Child Protective Investigative Services	S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
H 7059 General Bill by Judiciary Committee Timeframes for Bringing Certain Actions	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy
S 7064 General Bill by Fiscal Policy Human Trafficking	S: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building S: Referred to Rules S: Filed + All Today's Actions
H 7065 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Insurer Accountability	H: Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
H 7071 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Contaminated Site Rehabilitation Tax Credit	H: Filed
H 7073 General Bill by Appropriations Committee Elimination of State Tax Exemptions	H: Filed
H 8003 Resolution by Dunkley, Valdés Caribbean Heritage Month	H: Adopted by Publication H: Read 2nd time H: Placed on Ceremonial Resolutions Calendar - Publication only + All Today's Actions
H 8081 Resolution by Joseph Indigenous Peoples' Day	H: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 8083 Resolution by Salzman Muscogee Indians of Florida Heritage Week	H: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
H 8085 Resolution by Joseph, Woodson Haitian Heritage Month	H: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

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