Bill Actions for 11/16/2023 - The Florida Senate

Ben Albritton

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Thursday, November 16, 2023 Open Calendar

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Bill Information	Action(s)
H 95 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Yacht and Ship Brokers' Act	H: CS Filed H: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) H: Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee H: Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee + All Today's Actions
H 225 General Bill by Garcia, López Multilingual Versions of Statewide Standardized Assessments	H: Withdrawn prior to introduction
H 491 General Bill by Gonzalez Pittman Access to Appropriate Medications for Serious Mental Illness	H: Filed
S 492 General Bill by Hooper Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., Board of Directors	S: Filed
H 493 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Pharmacy	H: Filed
S 494 General Bill by Avila Graduate Program Admissions	S: Filed
H 495 General Bill by Woodson Prohibition of Smoking and Vaping in State Parks	H: Filed
S 496 General Bill by Perry Low-voltage Alarm System Projects	S: Filed
H 497 General Bill by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee Continuing Education Requirements	H: Filed
S 498 General Bill by Stewart Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials	S: Filed
H 499 General Bill by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screening	H: Filed
S 500 General Bill by Stewart Surplus Requirements for Residential Property Insurers	S: Filed
H 501 General Bill by Shoaf Renaming of Tallahassee Community College	H: Filed
S 502 General Bill by Stewart Human Trafficking	S: Filed
H 503 General Bill by Fabricio Limitation on Local Fees for Virtual Offices	H: Filed
S 504 General Bill by Stewart Sale of a Deceased Human Body’s Biometric Data	S: Filed
H 505 General Bill by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee Tax Collectors	H: Filed
S 506 General Bill by Wright Code Enforcement Officers	S: Filed
H 507 General Bill by Dunkley Veterans' Assistance	H: Filed
S 508 General Bill by Rodriguez Forwarding Agent Certificates	S: Filed
H 509 Local Bill by Melo Collier Mosquito Control District, Collier County	H: Filed
S 510 General Bill by Stewart Excise Tax on Water Extracted for Commercial or Industrial Use	S: Filed
H 511 General Bill by Postsecondary Education & Workforce Subcommittee Graduate Program Admissions	H: Filed
H 513 General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee Delivery of Notices	H: Filed
H 515 General Bill by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Protection of Specified Adults	H: Filed
H 517 Memorial by Overdorf Foreign Polluters	H: Filed
S 7000 General Bill by Education Pre-K -12 Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy S: Filed + All Today's Actions
S 7002 General Bill by Education Pre-K -12 Deregulation of Public Schools	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy S: Filed + All Today's Actions
S 7004 General Bill by Education Pre-K -12 Education	S: Referred to Fiscal Policy S: Filed + All Today's Actions

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She also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012 (District 39), Florida Senate from 2012-2016 (District 12), and Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022 (District 44).

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Thursday, November 16, 2023 Open Calendar

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Interim Committee Meetings

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