Bill Actions for 11/3/2017 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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S 64 General Bill by Clemens Voter Registration	S: Withdrawn prior to introduction S: Withdrawn from Ethics and Elections; Transportation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations + All Today's Actions
S 68 General Bill by Clemens Conversion Therapy	S: Withdrawn prior to introduction S: Withdrawn from Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules + All Today's Actions
S 380 General Bill by Clemens Criminal History Records in Applications for Public Employment and Admission to Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions	S: Withdrawn prior to introduction S: Withdrawn from Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Education; Appropriations; Rules + All Today's Actions
H 519 General Bill by Brown Small Business Saturday Sales Tax Holiday	H: Filed
H 521 General Bill by Edwards-Walpole Tree and Vegetation Maintenance within Established Flood and Drainage Rights-of-Way	H: Filed
H 523 General Bill by Cortes Trespass on Airport Property	H: Filed
H 525 General Bill by Grall, Magar High-Speed Passenger Rail	H: Filed
H 527 General Bill by Magar Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Deceased Disabled Veterans	H: Filed
S 630 General Bill by Clemens Voting Conflicts	S: Withdrawn prior to introduction
S 746 General Bill by Bean Florida Fire Prevention Code	S: Filed
S 748 General Bill by Grimsley Back-the-Blue Law Enforcement Assistance Program	S: Filed
S 750 General Bill by Perry Public Records	S: Filed
S 752 General Bill by Mayfield Specialty License Plates/Childhood Cancer Awareness	S: Filed
S 754 Resolution by Gibson Diabetes Awareness Month	S: Filed
S 756 General Bill by Grimsley Unfair Insurance Trade Practices	S: Filed
S 758 General Bill by Gibson Diabetes Educators	S: Filed
H 2237 Appropriations Project by Hager Lake Park Lakeshore Drainage Improvements	H: Filed
H 2239 Appropriations Project by Caldwell The ECHO Project - Ensuring Children Have Outstanding Teachers	H: Filed
H 2241 Appropriations Project by Burton Hardee County Agricultural Training/Conference Center	H: Filed
H 2243 Appropriations Project by Toledo City of Tampa – Sparkman Street Flooding Relief	H: Filed
H 2245 Appropriations Project by Fitzenhagen Good Wheels, Inc. - Fuel Tank Replacement	H: Filed

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Friday, November 3, 2017 Open Calendar

Bill Actions

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