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HB 221: Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Nehr ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Patronis ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Snyder ; Williams, T. ; Young

Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans; Revises legislative intent with respect to business enterprise opportunities for wartime veterans; renames & revises Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act to expand vendor preference in state contracting to include certain businesses owned & operated by wartime veterans or veterans of a period of war.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (MS)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations (BGA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/27/2011 House • Filed
    10/17/2011 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 24
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 24
    1/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
    1/25/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 283
    • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 283
    1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    1/31/2012 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 321
    2/1/2012 House • Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 321
    2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 02/08/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
    2/8/2012 House • Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 549
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 549
    2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
    2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 718
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 766
    • Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 766
    2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 813
    • Referred to Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 813
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Military Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)

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  • HB 221, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 9/27/2011 at 12:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/25/2012 (pdf)
    Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2012 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 152 Business Enterprise Opportunities for Wartime Veterans Latvala Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
    Location: In committee/council (BC)
    H 977 (c2) Military Support Nelson Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159), CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), CS/HB 7041 (Ch. 2012-96), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199) -HJ 1118
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 922 (er) Military Support Bennett Compare Last Action: 4/29/2012 Chapter No. 2012-159, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 45 (Ch. 2012-162), CS/CS/CS/HB 599 (Ch. 2012-174), CS/CS/HB 1223 (Ch. 2012-181), CS/HB 7039 (Ch. 2012-228), HB 7075 (Ch. 2012-98), CS/HB 7081 (Ch. 2012-99), CS/HB 7097 (Ch. 2012-193), SB 276 (Ch. 2012-199)
    Location: Became Law

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 2:08 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    295.187 Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.

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