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CS/SB 1270: Tobacco Settlement Funds

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Thomas

Tobacco Settlement Funds; provides for use of revenues obtained as result of settlement of litigation involving tobacco industry; provides for lump sum from certain of such funds to be appropriated to Health Dept. to continue implementation of Fla. Kids Campaign Against Tobacco Pilot Program; specifies guidelines to be applied by Legislature in expending funds paid to state as result of settlement of litigation involving tobacco industry, etc. APPROPRIATION: $70,000,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/15/1998 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-63; See also SB 1268 (Ch. 98-122)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/1998 Senate • Prefiled
2/25/1998 Senate • Referred to Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ways and Means -SJ 00078
4/20/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/23/98, 1:00 pm, Room-EL
4/23/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Ways and Means -SJ 00927; CS read first time on 04/24/98 -SJ 00928
4/24/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00927
4/27/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00982; Read second time -SJ 00980; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00980; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00981
4/28/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00996; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00996
4/28/1998 House • In Messages
5/1/1998 House • Received -HJ 02053; Read second time -HJ 02053; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 02053; Read third time -HJ 02055; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 02055
5/1/1998 Senate • In returning messages; Concurred -SJ 01647; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01647; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01647
5/6/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/15/1998 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-63; See also SB 1268 (Ch. 98-122)