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CS/CS/SB 214: Florida Empowerment Zone Act

GENERAL BILL by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs ; Commerce and Economic Opportunities ; Silver

Florida Empowerment Zone Act; authorizes municipalities to designate satellite enterprise zones; creates said act & defines terms; provides legislative intent; provides for administration by DCA; provides requirements for eligibility; defines as "qualified high-crime area" areas receiving 1999 federal empowerment zone designation; defines as "qualified county" county that contains area receiving 1999 enterprise community designation, etc. Amends Chs. 212, 290. APPROPRIATION: $3,500,000.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 4/27/1999 Senate - House Bill substituted -SJ 01196; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 297 (Ch. 99-342); See also CS/CS/HB 17 (Ch. 99-378), CS/SB 1510 (Ch. 99-320)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/8/1999 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00028; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/03/99, 10:45 am, Room-110S
3/3/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00131; CS read first time on 03/05/99 -SJ 00132
3/5/1999 Senate • Now in Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00131
3/11/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 03/16/99, 3:30 pm, Room-309C
3/16/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs -SJ 00309; CS read first time on 03/24/99 -SJ 00314
3/19/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00310
4/16/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/21/99, 1:00 pm, Room-412K
4/21/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00707
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00707
4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886; Read second time -SJ 00870; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00871; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00871; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00871
4/27/1999 Senate • House Bill substituted -SJ 01196; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 297 (Ch. 99-342); See also CS/CS/HB 17 (Ch. 99-378), CS/SB 1510 (Ch. 99-320)