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Bill Information	Action(s)
S 96 General Bill by Bean Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses	4/03/2019 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 307 + Show All Today's Actions
S 160 General Bill by Book Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials	4/03/2019 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 307 + Show All Today's Actions
S 310 General Bill by Perry Off-highway Vehicles	4/03/2019 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 307 + Show All Today's Actions
S 462 General Bill by Powell Judicial Process (House Identical: H 91)	4/03/2019 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 91 (Ch. 2019-67) -SJ 308 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 91 -SJ 308 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 307 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 462 c3) H 91 General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee Judicial Process	4/03/2019 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 308 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 308 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 308 S: Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 462 -SJ 308 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 308 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7034 General Bill by Infrastructure and Security (Lee) OGSR/Automated License Plate Recognition System	4/03/2019 S: Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 308 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 308 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7036 General Bill by Infrastructure and Security (Lee) OGSR/Payment of Toll on Toll Facilities/Identifying Information	4/03/2019 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 308 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 308 + Show All Today's Actions

Special Order
Bill Information	Action(s)
S 2500 General Bill by Appropriations (Bradley) Appropriations	4/03/2019 H: Received -HJ 561 H: Referred to Calendar -HJ 561 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 310 S: Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 309 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 309 S: Amendment(s) adopted (995148, 995150, 995152) -SJ 309 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 308 + Show All Today's Actions
S 2502 General Bill by Appropriations (Bradley) Implementing the 2019-2020 General Appropriations Act	4/03/2019 S: Retained on Calendar
S 2504 General Bill by Appropriations (Bradley) State Employees	4/03/2019 H: Received -HJ 561 H: Referred to Calendar -HJ 562 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 310 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 309 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 309 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 309 + Show All Today's Actions
S 7016 General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Hooper) State-administered Retirement Systems	4/03/2019 H: Received -HJ 562 H: Referred to Calendar -HJ 562 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 310 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 310 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 310 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 310 + Show All Today's Actions
S 124 General Bill by Bean Dependent Children	4/03/2019 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 310 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 310 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 310 + Show All Today's Actions
S 144 General Bill by Gruters Impact Fees	4/03/2019 S: Placed on 3rd reading S: Read 2nd time -SJ 310 + Show All Today's Actions
S 234 General Bill by Baxley Registration and Titling of Vehicles and Vessels (House Identical: H 87)	4/03/2019 S: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 87 (Ch. 2019-66) -SJ 310 S: Substituted CS/CS/HB 87 -SJ 310 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 310 + Show All Today's Actions
(Identical to 234 c2) H 87 General Bill by State Affairs Committee Registration and Titling of Vehicles and Vessels	4/03/2019 H: Ordered enrolled -HJ 561 S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 311 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 311 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 310 S: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 234 -SJ 310 S: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading S: Withdrawn from Infrastructure and Security; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 310 + Show All Today's Actions
S 320 General Bill by Hooper Residential Conservation Programs	4/03/2019 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 311 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 311 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 311 + Show All Today's Actions
S 366 General Bill by Braynon Infectious Disease Elimination Programs	4/03/2019 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 311 S: CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 311 S: Read 3rd time -SJ 311 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 311 + Show All Today's Actions
S 592 General Bill by Albritton Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	4/03/2019 S: Retained on Calendar

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