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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 764 General Bill by Detert Hearsay	4/24/2014 S: Amendment(s) pending (971002) -SJ 617
H 561 General Bill by Fresen Attorneys for Dependent Children with Special Needs	4/30/2014 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 903 S: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 808 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 808 + Show All Today's Actions
H 337 General Bill by Fresen Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program	4/30/2014 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 902 S: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 809 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 809 + Show All Today's Actions
H 485 General Bill by Raburn Sexual Offenses Against Students by Authority Figures	4/30/2014 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 902 S: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 809 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 809 + Show All Today's Actions
H 7077 General Bill by Health Quality Subcommittee Nonresident Sterile Compounding Permits	4/30/2014 H: In returning messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 809 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 809 + Show All Today's Actions
H 531 General Bill by Richardson Public Health Trusts	4/30/2014 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 902 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 809 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 809 + Show All Today's Actions
H 629 General Bill by Boyd Charities	4/30/2014 H: In returning messages S: CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 810 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 809 + Show All Today's Actions
H 271 General Bill by Cummings Workers' Compensation	4/30/2014 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 1323 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 811 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 810 + Show All Today's Actions
S 312 General Bill by Simpson Agriculture	4/29/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading
H 979 General Bill by Peters Homelessness	4/29/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 1702 General Bill by Education (Legg) Education (House Similar: H 7069)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table -SJ 812 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 7069 (Died in House returning Messages) -SJ 812 S: Amendment(s) adopted (768468, 856838, 929160) -SJ 811 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 811 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1702 c1) H 7069 General Bill by Education Committee Early Learning and Child Care Regulation	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) adopted (143520, 361654, 840922) -SJ 812 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 811 S: Substituted for CS/SB 1702 -SJ 812 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 811 S: Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations -SJ 811 + Show All Today's Actions
S 66 General Bill by Flores Discretionary Sales Surtaxes	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Ordered engrossed -SJ 824 S: Amendment(s) adopted (848330) -SJ 824 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 824 + Show All Today's Actions
S 72 General Bill by Flores Legislature (House Similar: H 9)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 9 (Ch. 2014-106) -SJ 824 S: Substituted CS/HB 9 -SJ 824 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 824 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 72 c1) H 9 General Bill by Nunez Legislative Session Dates	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) adopted (861986) -SJ 824 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 824 S: Substituted for CS/SB 72 -SJ 824 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 824 S: Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 824 + Show All Today's Actions
S 296 General Bill by Brandes Carrying a Concealed Weapon or a Concealed Firearm (House Similar: H 209)	4/30/2014 S: Amendment(s) pending (919038, 942004) -SJ 824 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 824 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 296 c3) H 209 General Bill by Fitzenhagen Carrying Concealed Weapon or Concealed Firearm	4/22/2014 S: Received -SJ 525
S 744 General Bill by Detert Motor Vehicle Insurance and Driver Education for Children in Care (House Similar: H 977)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224) -SJ 825 S: Substituted CS/HB 977 -SJ 825 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 825 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 744 c1) H 977 General Bill by Albritton Motor Vehicle Insurance & Driver Education for Children in Foster Care	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879 S: Substituted for CS/SB 744 -SJ 825 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 825 S: Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Transportation; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 825 + Show All Today's Actions
S 746 General Bill by Sobel Health Care Clinic Act	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 808 General Bill by Galvano Public Records/Florida State Boxing Commission (House Similar: H 775)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2014-129), CS/CS/HB 773 (Ch. 2014-128) -SJ 825 S: Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 775 -SJ 825 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 825 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 808 c2) H 775 General Bill by Hutson Pub. Rec./Florida State Boxing Commission	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 825 S: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 808 -SJ 825 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 825 S: Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 825 + Show All Today's Actions
S 810 General Bill by Galvano Pugilistic Exhibitions (House Similar: H 773)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 773 (Ch. 2014-128), CS/CS/CS/HB 775 (Ch. 2014-129) -SJ 826 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 773 -SJ 826 S: Amendment(s) adopted (683170) -SJ 826 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 810 c1) H 773 General Bill by Hutson Pugilistic Exhibitions	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 S: Substituted for CS/SB 810 -SJ 826 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 826 S: Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
S 914 General Bill by Latvala State Contracting (House Identical: H 953)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 953 (Ch. 2014-135) -SJ 826 S: Substituted HB 953 -SJ 826 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 914) H 953 General Bill by Peters State Contracting	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 S: Substituted for SB 914 -SJ 826 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 826 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
S 948 General Bill by Ring Foreign Investments (House Similar: H 811)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 811 (Ch. 2014-134) -SJ 826 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 811 -SJ 826 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 948 c3) H 811 General Bill by Hager Foreign Investments	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 826 S: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 948 -SJ 826 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 826 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 826 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1044 General Bill by Simpson Building Construction Policies (House Similar: H 7147)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7147 (Ch. 2014-154) -SJ 827 S: Substituted CS/HB 7147 -SJ 827 S: Amendment(s) adopted (576430, 766216, 900032) -SJ 827 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 827 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1044 c3) H 7147 General Bill by Energy and Utilities Subcommittee Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) adopted (547728) -SJ 827 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 827 S: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1044 -SJ 827 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 827 S: Withdrawn from Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Agriculture; Appropriations -SJ 827 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1048 General Bill by Latvala Department of Transportation	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 1254 General Bill by Grimsley Health Care Services (House Similar: H 7105)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1179 (Ch. 2014-142), HB 5201 (Ch. 2014-57) -SJ 836 S: Substituted CS/HB 7105 (Died in House) -SJ 836 S: Amendment(s) failed (664204) -SJ 836 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 836 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1254 c3) H 7105 General Bill by Rulemaking Oversight and Repeal Subcommittee Health Care Services Rulemaking	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) adopted (107478, 153508, 243198, 341334, 628940, 634804, 680216, 688294, 836676, 844796) -SJ 836 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 836 S: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1254 -SJ 836 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 836 S: Withdrawn from Health Policy; Rules; Appropriations -SJ 836 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1114 General Bill by Community Affairs (Simpson) Retirement (House Compare: H 7181)	4/30/2014 S: Amendment(s) adopted (364164, 446396, 730910) -SJ 851 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 850 + Show All Today's Actions
(Compare to 1114 c2) H 7181 General Bill by State Affairs Committee Public Retirement Plans	4/30/2014 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 851 S: Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 851 + Show All Today's Actions
H 851 General Bill by Nunez Postsecondary Education Tuition and Fees	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Amendment(s) adopted (922448) -SJ 853 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 853 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1148 General Bill by Education (Legg) Postsecondary Education	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 1172 General Bill by Sobel Conveyance of Property Taken by Eminent Domain	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 1208 General Bill by Latvala Fraudulent Controlled Substance Prescriptions (House Similar: H 517)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2014-204) -SJ 858 S: Substituted CS/HB 517 -SJ 858 S: Amendment(s) adopted (417894) -SJ 858 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1208 c2) H 517 General Bill by Hooper Fraudulent Controlled Substance Prescriptions	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 S: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1208 -SJ 858 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 858 S: Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1292 General Bill by Legg Postsecondary Education	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 1328 General Bill by Latvala Inspectors General (House Similar: H 1385)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1385 (Ch. 2014-144) -SJ 858 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 1385 -SJ 858 S: Amendment(s) adopted (537198) -SJ 858 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1328 c2) H 1385 General Bill by Raulerson Inspectors General	4/30/2014 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 S: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1328 -SJ 858 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 858 S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1394 General Bill by Legg Education	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
S 1512 General Bill by Stargel Education	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 1037
S 1576 General Bill by Dean Springs	4/30/2014 H: In Messages S: CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 858 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 858 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1582 General Bill by Dean Rehabilitation of Petroleum Contamination Sites (House Similar: H 7093)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7093 (Ch. 2014-151) -SJ 859 S: Substituted CS/HB 7093 -SJ 859 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 858 + Show All Today's Actions
(Similar to 1582 c1) H 7093 General Bill by Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Rehabilitation of Petroleum Contamination Sites	4/30/2014 S: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/14 -SJ 859 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 859 S: Substituted for CS/SB 1582 -SJ 859 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 859 S: Withdrawn from Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 859 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1634 General Bill by Commerce and Tourism (Detert) Department of Economic Opportunity (House Compare: H 7023)	4/30/2014 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7023 (Ch. 2014-218) -SJ 860 S: Substituted CS/HB 7023 -SJ 860 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 859 + Show All Today's Actions
(Compare to 1634 c2) H 7023 General Bill by Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee Economic Development	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 878 S: Amendment(s) pending -SJ 860 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 859 S: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1634 -SJ 860 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 859 S: Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 859 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1748 General Bill by Environmental Preservation and Conservation (Dean) Establishing Minimum Water Flows and Levels for Water Bodies (House Identical: H 7171)	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 879
(Identical to 1748) H 7171 General Bill by State Affairs Committee Establishing Minimum Water Flows and Levels for Water Bodies	4/25/2014 S: Received -SJ 715
S 598 General Bill by Bean Juvenile Justice Education Programs (House Similar: H 173)	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar
(Similar to 598 c1) H 173 General Bill by Adkins Juvenile Justice Education Programs	3/20/2014 S: Received -SJ 314
S 1084 General Bill by Criminal Justice (Evers) Public Assistance Fraud (House Similar: H 515)	4/30/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar
(Similar to 1084) H 515 General Bill by Smith Public Assistance Fraud	4/25/2014 S: Received -SJ 704
S 790 General Bill by Legg Education	4/24/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 620
S 1260 General Bill by Brandes Insurance (House Similar: H 565)	4/29/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 806
(Similar to 1260 c2) H 565 General Bill by Santiago Insurance	4/10/2014 S: Received -SJ 478
S 1216 General Bill by Latvala Professional Sports Facilities (House Similar: H 7095)	4/29/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 806
(Similar to 1216 c2) H 7095 General Bill by Economic Affairs Committee Professional Sports Facilities Incentive Application Process	4/25/2014 S: Received -SJ 713
S 696 General Bill by Transportation (Brandes) Department of Transportation (House Compare: H 7175)	4/28/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 773
(Compare to 696 c1) H 7175 General Bill by Economic Affairs Committee Department of Transportation	4/24/2014 S: Received -SJ 625
S 1276 General Bill by Grimsley Trauma Service Centers	4/28/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 773
S 758 General Bill by Lee Title Insurer Reserves (House Compare: H 805)	4/24/2014 S: Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 620
(Compare to 758 c1) H 805 General Bill by Moraitis Title Insurer Reserves	4/22/2014 S: Received -SJ 524

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