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Ben Albritton

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Monday, August 21, 2017 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Sort By Bill Number	Sort By Sponsor	Sort By Filed Date Time	Filed
H 71 General Bill by Fernandez, Edwards-Walpole Marriage Licenses	71	Fernandez, Edwards-Walpole	20170821165055	8/21/2017 4:50 PM
S 188 General Bill by Steube Public School Transportation	188	Steube	20170821161841	8/21/2017 4:18 PM
H 41 General Bill by Health and Human Services Committee Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services	41	Health and Human Services Committee	20170821155633	8/21/2017 3:56 PM
H 69 General Bill by McGhee Annual Sales Tax Holiday for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces	69	McGhee	20170821150258	8/21/2017 3:02 PM
H 67 General Bill by McGhee, Lee Florida Slavery Memorial	67	McGhee, Lee	20170821150033	8/21/2017 3:00 PM
H 65 Joint Resolution by Roth Percentage of Elector Votes Required to Approve Constitutional Amendment or Revision	65	Roth	20170821145012	8/21/2017 2:50 PM
H 6501 Claims/General Bill by Toledo Relief/Cristina Alvarez and George Patnode/Department of Health	6501	Toledo	20170821140913	8/21/2017 2:09 PM
S 186 General Bill by Hutson Resign-to-run Law	186	Hutson	20170821120334	8/21/2017 12:03 PM
S 184 Concurrent Resolution by Thurston Joint Committee on the Library of Congress/Statue Replacement Approval	184	Thurston	20170821104808	8/21/2017 10:48 AM
S 182 General Bill by Rodriguez Small Business Roadway Construction Mitigation Grant Program	182	Rodriguez	20170821103057	8/21/2017 10:30 AM
S 180 General Bill by Brandes Computer Coding Instruction	180	Brandes	20170821103042	8/21/2017 10:30 AM
S 178 General Bill by Garcia Crimes Evidencing Prejudice	178	Garcia	20170821094141	8/21/2017 9:41 AM

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Monday, August 21, 2017 Open Calendar

Filed Today

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Opening Day

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Senate Balanced Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Maintains Strong Reserves

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Permanent Health and Safety Tax Savings

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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