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CS/CS/SB 1294: Environmental Protection [RPCC]

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Environmental Preservation and Conservation ; Saunders

Environmental Protection [RPCC]; Reenacts and amends a specified provision relating to the establishment of the Department of Environmental Protection under the Florida Government Accountability Act. Authorizes the Environmental Regulation Commission to employ independent counsel and contract for outside technical consultants. Provides duties of the FWC with respect to supervising and directing all management programs for aquatic plants, etc.

Effective Date: 06/11/2008
Last Action: 6/11/2008 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-150
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2008 Senate • Filed
2/7/2008 Senate • Referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Operations; General Government Appropriations
3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Governmental Operations; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00080
3/10/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Environmental Preservation and Conservation, 03/13/08, 10:15 am, 401-S
3/13/2008 Senate • CS by Environmental Preservation and Conservation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00288; CS read 1st time on 03/20/08 -SJ 00321
3/17/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in Governmental Operations -SJ 00288; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations, 03/19/08, 1:00 pm, 110-S
3/19/2008 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Operations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00287; Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00287
3/28/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/02/08, 8:30 am, 401-S
4/2/2008 Senate • CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00426; CS read 1st time on 04/03/08 -SJ 00432
4/3/2008 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2); Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00426
4/9/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd and 3rd times -SJ 00476; CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 00476; Immediately certified -SJ 00476
4/9/2008 House • In Messages
4/10/2008 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 00475; Read 2nd time -HJ 00476; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00476; Read 3rd time -HJ 00476; CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00476; Immediately certified -HJ 00486; Requests Senate concur or failing to concur appoint conference cmte -HJ 00486
4/10/2008 Senate • In returning messages
4/16/2008 Senate • Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -SJ 00537; Conference Committee appointed: Senators Carlton, Chair; Atwater, Vice Chair; King, Geller, Webster, At Large; Criminal & Civil Justice: Crist, Chair; Joyner, Dawson, Dean, Villalobos; Education Pre-K-12: Wise, Chair; Siplin, Bullard, Constantine, Dockery, Garcia; Gen Government: Alexander, Chair; Deutch, Lawson, Aronberg, Baker, Bennett, Haridopolos, Jones; Health & Human Services: Peaden, Chair; Rich, Gaetz, Saunders, Wilson, Storms; Higher Ed: Lynn, Chair; Ring, Justice, King, Oelrich; Trans & Economic Dev: Fasano, Chair; Margolis, Diaz de la Portilla, Hill, Webster, Posey -SJ 00617
4/16/2008 House • Conference Committee appointed Sansom, Ambler, Bogdanoff, Bowen, Cretul, Cusack, Flores, Gelber, Hasner, Rivera, Sands, Saunders, Seiler, Simmons, Zapata, Cannon, Hukill, Aubuchon, Bucher, Evers, Fitzgerald, Glorioso, Patterson, Proctor, Reed, Scionti, Weatherford, Mayfield, Troutman, Boyd, Brandenburg, Grimsley, Kendrick, Kreegel, Precourt, Randolph, Sasso, Williams, Attkisson, Grant, Domino, Gardiner, Gibbons, Homan, Lopez-Cantera, Meadows, Schenck, Soto, Thompson, G., Bean, Gibson, H.,Ausley, Galvano, Garcia, R., Harrell, Hays, Hudson, Patronis, Roberson, Skidmore, Waldman, Reagan, Poppell, Brise, Carroll, Chestnut, Dorworth, Long, Murzin, Richardson, Richter, Robaina, -HJ 00540; Schultz, Kravitz, Ross, Adams, Gibson, A., Kelly, Llorente, Needelman, Planas, Sachs, Taylor, Thompson, N., Thurston, Pickens, Traviesa, Altman, Bendross-Mindingall, Coley, Culp, Kiar, Kriseman, Legg, McBurney, McKeel, Vana, Machek -HJ 00540
5/1/2008 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01119; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01131; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report (929760); YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 01131
5/1/2008 House • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 01435; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01436; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 68 NAYS 44 -HJ 01796
5/1/2008 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01260
6/2/2008 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/11/2008 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-150