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CS/SB 424: Employee Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Carlton

Employee Benefits; provides for resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at impasse between State of Florida & respective employee unit; requires DMS to establish certain insurance plans within state group insurance program; requires that certain high deductible plans include health savings account; authorizes department to establish health savings accounts for full-time & part-time state employees, etc. Amends 110.123,.12315.

Effective Date: 06/01/2005
Last Action: 6/1/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-97
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/2004 Senate • Filed
12/17/2004 Senate • Referred to Ways and Means
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Ways and Means -SJ 00030
3/28/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 03/31/05, 12:30 pm, 412-K
3/31/2005 Senate • CS by- Ways and Means; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 00325; CS read first time on 04/05/05 -SJ 00327
4/1/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00325
4/7/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00377; Read second time -SJ 00373; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00373; Read third time -SJ 00373; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00373; Immediately certified -SJ 00373
4/7/2005 House • In Messages; Received -HJ 00453; Read second time -HJ 00453; Substituted for HB 1913 -HJ 00453; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00453; Read third time -HJ 00453; CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 12 -HJ 00453; Requested Senate to concur or failing to concur, appoint conference committee -HJ 00454
4/12/2005 Senate • In returning messages
4/13/2005 Senate • Refused to concur and acceded to the request for a conference committee -SJ 00406
4/20/2005 House • Conference Committee appointed: Reps Negron-Ch; Mahon-V-Ch; Gardiner, Waters, Rubio, Goodlette, Bowen, Simmons, Brummer, Greenstein, Jennings, Ryan; Mayfield, Evers, Brown, Kendrick, Stansel, Poppell, Littlefield, Machek; Pickens, Arza, Rivera, Attkisson, Baxley, Flores, Sansom, Mealor, Richardson, Vana, Bendross-Mindingall, Justice, Altman; Bean, Benson, Murzin, Cannon, Galvano, Garcia, Farkas, Roberson, Gannon, Bilirakis, Sobel, Hays; Barreiro, Needelman, Kottkamp, Planas, Adams, Hasner, Seiler, Joyner, Clarke, Gelber; Berfield, Troutman, Carroll, Quinones, Sands, Reagan, Gibson, Patterson; D Davis, Llorente, Bogdanoff, M Davis, Traviesa, Kravitz, Cusack, Ausley, McInvale, Allen -HJ 00593
4/20/2005 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Senators Carlton, Chair; Ways and Means; Education Appropriations: Alexander, Chair; Bullard, Constantine, King, Klein, Lynn, Miller, Wise; General Government Appropriations: Clary, Chair; Baker, Garcia, Lawson; Health and Human Services Appropriations: Saunders, Chair; Bennett, Dawson, Jones, Peaden, Pruitt, Rich, Wilson; Justice Appropriations: Crist, Chair; Argenziano, Aronberg, Siplin, Smith, Villalobos; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations: Fasano, Chair; Dockery, Hill, Margolis, Sebesta, Webster -SJ 00534
5/6/2005 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01287; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01289; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 01289
5/6/2005 House • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report received -HJ 01664; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01664; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 87 NAYS 29 -HJ 01666
5/6/2005 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01662
5/24/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/1/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-97