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SB 142: Veterans/Employment Preference

GENERAL BILL by Brown-Waite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clary ; Meadows ; Latvala ; Forman ; Bronson ; Myers ; Harris ; Crist

Veterans/Employment Preference; revises provisions re positions for which numerically based selection process is used; removes monetary limitation re certain classes of positions; provides for preference for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities; revises provisions re expiration of employment preference; provides that military retirement on basis of longevity does not disqualify person from veterans' employment preference, etc. Amends Ch. 295.

Effective Date: 04/29/1998
Last Action: 4/29/1998 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-33 -SJ 01522
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/18/1997 Senate • Prefiled
9/29/1997 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means -SJ 00015; On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/03/98, 2:30 pm, Room-309C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Community Affairs -SJ 00118
3/4/1998 Senate • Now in Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 00118
3/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Reform and Oversight, 03/12/98, 3:15 pm, Room-309C
3/12/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Governmental Reform and Oversight -SJ 00181
3/13/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00181
3/20/1998 Senate • Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00239; Placed on Calendar
3/25/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00303; Read second time -SJ 00278; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00278; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00279
4/1/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00329; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00329; Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00329; Immediately certified -SJ 00329
4/1/1998 House • In Messages
4/7/1998 House • Received -HJ 00459; In Economic Impact Council, pending ranking -HJ 00459
4/13/1998 House • Placed on Economic Impact Council Calendar; Substituted for HB 1287; Read second time -HJ 00527
4/14/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 00573; Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00573
4/15/1998 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00489
4/22/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 00827
4/29/1998 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 98-33 -SJ 01522